Top pick: #7 (VERBAL ENGAGEMENT) - Gelding is rather lightly-raced for a seven-year-old, but he has many gaps in his running lines indicating that he has his problems. He came back in late March from 10 months on the sidelines and has been competitive in all four of his starts. Won here on May 2 and a repeat of the effort he can make two in a row.
2nd pick: #1a (Catch Me) - Part of an entry and in all probability only one will go. He recently was given a seven-week break and has run twice since coming back with the latest run suggesting that he's moving forward. Has many back races that would win this if he could return to that form.
3rd pick: #4 (Body Rock) - Lightly-raced gelding won easily on May 11 at big odds at this price, but followed that up in his latest against tougher with an even effort. Back where he belongs and he's bounced back from poor efforts in the past.