Top pick: #2 (RALIS) (7-2) - Barn (Doug O'Neill) has this Reddam home bred working very fast for his debut. Initially prepared at Los Alamitos, colt has a pair of solid back-to-back local half-mile gate breezes since coming on-site.
2nd pick: #1 (Dubdubwatson) (2-1) - The probable favorite, he missed by a 'head' when debuting here at this level and distance May 8th. He broke well that afternoon and moves to the ground-saving rail. Obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Carlos Dangerous) (3-1) - Trainer Jeff Bonde (16% first out) has this home bred working very fast for his debut. Many are of the bullet variety, including a sparkling 3-furlong drill from the gate May 17th. Must be left in the win mix.
4th pick: #7 (Pistone Steel) (4-1) - Trainer Bod Diodoro had a 2-year-old debut winner here yesterday and has won with 17 of 69 overall (25%) with first-time-starters over the past 17 1/2 months. Home bred by 'Malibu Moon' had a sharp half-mile gate breeze here May 10th. He needs to break running from this post as the turn comes up very quickly in these 4.5-furlong dashes.