Top pick: #2 (CAT FEATHERS) (5-2) - Mare looked the winner every step here when taking a $75K stakes on Aug. 7. One-run type has finished second in this stakes the past two year and enters in sharp form.
2nd pick: #6 (Kisser N Run) (3-1) - Veteran exits the same Aug. 7 race as "Cat Feathers" and finished a "game" second while racing close up throughout. Mare was racing off almost a three month break and can be dangerous with just a slight move forward.
3rd pick: #1 (Bittersweet) (4-1) - English import has been freshened up since winning a $50K race during the mid-Atlantic spring jump season. Lightly raced, she went 4-2-2-0 overs hurdles in her native land and is a major threat with her best.
4th pick: #5 (Brilliant Match) (7-2) - Very lightly-raced mare set the pace in the same last race as "Feathers" and "Kisser" and tired late to finish third. It was a good effort and she had some good "flat" race form coming into that stakes. Don't just dismiss.