Top pick: #5 (KANTINA KOWGIRL) (5-2) - She's racing second back from a long layoff and is dropping into a claimer for the first time. Filly had a troubled trip facing tougher in her return at Los Alamitos Dec. 21. She's worked three times since and it's a plus that Bejarano stays aboard. The top pick.
2nd pick: #7 (She's Discreet) (7-2) - Filly has been competitive in five of six starts and all have come at this $20K tag. She's finished third in all three local appearances and speed/stalker is cutting back a bit in distance.
3rd pick: #3 (L X Sunrise) (4-1) - She hasn't been the same filly since coming off a two month break in August. Four-year-old has raced evenly in all three return starts and enters off a wide trip at Los Alamitos in early Dec. A threat with her best.
4th pick: #8 (Midnight Dime) (5-1) - Lightly raced, she has some early speed and is taking a big drop this afternoon. Filly is racing second back off a two month break and trainer Phil Ovideo brings her back in two weeks for this attempt. Can factor at a square price.