Top pick: #3 (SHELTER COVE) - Speedy gelding has been freshened up for the past two months by trainer Doug O'Neill and three-year-old is working fast and barn will drop him into a claimer for the first time. He's been competitive in all of his starts and has beaten better fields than this to the lead. Can win this with an alert break.
2nd pick: #6 (Aqua Fever) - Colt missed by a nose here at this price and distance Jan. 27 in a five horse field. Race was his first in 3 months, first in a claimer, and first on this surface. Has a nice work Feb. 22 and if he repeats his latest race he'll be tough in this spot.
3rd pick: #2 (Titian) - Runs as a uncoupled barn-mate of Shelter Cove and he'll race today fresh off a Doug O'Neill claim. Lightly-raced gelding has a sharp work five days ago that suggests that he's going to run a big race in this spot.