Top pick: #12 (JACK REACHER) - Speedy gelding ran a career best when finishing second on this surface on Oct. 21. Effort came off a four month break and trainer Bil Spawr has given him a shorter break this time (70 days). Working well locally and he draws outside of all the speed. Looks best.
2nd pick: #8 (Indian Knight) - Exits the same last race as "Jack" and he was 9 lengths back of him on the wire. Working fast for the Baffert barn and this $120K gelding by "Indian Charlie" should be involved from start to finish.
3rd pick: #5 (Absolutcat) - Blinkers go on and trainer Kristin Mulhall will drop this 4-year-old colt by "Tale of the Cat" into a claimer for the first time. Working fast and the pair of changes can make him competitive this afternoon.