Top pick: #1 (MOONLIGHT MEETING) (5-2) - Very fast from the gate, he's taking a big drop into maiden claimers for the first time. 4yo by 'Malibu Moon' is working fast, has the rail, and runs with blinkers off. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Win Wish) (7-2) - He enters off a career best when he pressed a quick pace and tired while racing between horses here Dec. 20th. A near bullet half-mile breeze Jan. 20th suggests a big effort is coming.
3rd pick: #7 (Cinematic Cat) (5-2) - Away since June, he's working steadily here for his return. Trainer Matt Chew drops him to a new low and is shortening him up in distance. A factor if ready.
4th pick: #5 (Warrem's Sunny Boy) (6-1) - The fields most experienced maiden, he's finished fourth without threatening in three straight starts at this level. Unless there's a complete pace collapse, a small slice is his ceiling.