Top pick: #4 (ANTINANCO) (6-1) - Price play tired here on the turf racing just below this level April 5th. It was his first since Feb 16 and first following a Bob Diodoro claim. Barn switches him back to the dirt and stretches him out to a mile. Lightly-raced gelding broke his maiden here on the main track the day he was claimed and looks set for a big effort.
2nd pick: #3 (Midnight City) (10-1) - Another that's lightly raced, he broke his maiden here March 19th going 8.5-furlongs for a $30K claiming price. Claimed that afternoon by Bob Hess Jr., he's worked him three times since and is adding blinkers.
3rd pick: #5 (Fort Cady) (6-1) - It took him 11-starts but colt got his maiden win last out. Racing at this distance for a $50K claiming tag March 26th, he won by just over 8-lengths while stopping the clock in 1:38 flat. He's worked fast since and has apparently turned the corner.
4th pick: #6 (Saint Dermot) (4-1) - Well bred 4-year-old has broken slowly in three of his last four starts. In the lone race where he got away in proper order he broke his maiden here at this trip March 5th. Working fine and a serious threat with an alert beginning.