Top pick: #1 (BANDIDO TOO) (3-1) - Colt takes a big drop after racing evenly in his first pair when facing tougher. Working well, he has the rail and meets a weak field on paper.
2nd pick: #2 (Slapshot Man) (5-2) - Speedy colt finished first at this tag on the Los Al dirt Sept. 19, but was disqualified and placed second. He's brought back quickly for this and should be in it from gate-to-wire.
3rd pick: #3 (Empire Cat) (4-1) - Freshened up since Aug. 7 he showed good early speed before tiring. Well backed that afternoon, he's working nicely locally and runs without blinkers for the first time.
4th pick: #7 (Whoyougonnacall) (9-2) - Gelding was bet in his debut at Del Mar on Aug. 7 and tired after setting a quick and pressured pace. Barn (Phil D'Amato) wins at a 21% clip second-time out and Talamo stays aboard.