Top pick: #6 (QUIET RISK) (7-2) - Lightly raced 6yo is one of several entered that does well locally (9-2-4-1). Speed/stalker set a quick & pressured pace here for a $25K tag May 19 and held gamely to finish third, beaten a 1/2 length. It was his first start in 8-months and is the choice despite moving up in class.
2nd pick: #3 (Cooking Up a Storm) (2-1) - He's one of two entered by trainer Gerald Brooks, and the pair race uncoupled. He's another moving up in class after finishing second here in a low-level starter-allowance May 20. Stretch runner is racing third off 70-day freshening and comes off a career best overall.
3rd pick: #2 (Liquid Asset) (6-1) - He moves way up in class in his first off a Tim Girten claim. Taken for $16K May 18, he tired that day after setting a quick and pressured pace. Race was his first since late October, and he should move forward off of it.
4th pick: #4 (What a Wildcat) (6-1) - The second of the Brooks pair, he rallied to win a sprint here facing much weaker May 20. It was his first since late November and ran his local record to 8-3-2-1. Veteran will need a fast and/or contested pace for anything more than a small slice of this.