Top pick: #5 (PASTORIA) (4-1) - Lightly raced filly has been bet heavily in both starts and they've come almost a year apart. She showed fine early speed and tired to finish 6th of 13, beaten just over 4 lengths at this level at Hollywood on Dec 9. Trainer Marty Jones has her making back-to-back starts for the first time and I like her chances.
2nd pick: #3 (My Yammy Heat) (6-1) - Price play showed an improved effort here at this tag just 10 days ago. Home-bred has early speed and the rail is hers for the taking with an alert beginning. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #6 (Madelineispickin) (6-1) - Another who has early speed and she's also taken her share of action in both starts. Moves to real dirt for the first time and 4yo should be involved from start to finish.
5th pick: #8 (Night Teller) (8-1) - She tends to race evenly, but is stringing starts together after an 8 month layoff and is working fast as she switches back to real dirt after a pair on the Hollywood "poly".