Top pick: #3 (BIG FLIRT) - Takes a significant drop, shortens-up in distance, and goes turf to dirt for trainer Wesley Ward. Moves indicate that they're giving up on $210,000 gelding and looking to pick a win late in the meet. The top selection.
2nd pick: #8 (Unbridled Cardinal) - Another expensive ($210,000) purchase has some positional speed and is coming off his best effort to date. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #9 (Kelode ) - He raced evenly here on August 8th in a race won by the much improved "Immortal Eyes". Working fine for this and he draws a nice post. Contender from just off the lead.