Top pick: #2 (ARENA ELVIRA) - Excellent debut saw her away slowly, reach contention, and rally for the place spot. Daughter of "Ghostzapper" comes-back a month later with a pair of nice works and lasix added. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1a (Channel) - Part of a Darley owned entry she showed good speed at Churchill in her debut in late May and has been on the shelf since. Working nicely locally and daughter of "Storm Cat" is a win threat.
3rd pick: #7 (Wild Banshee ) - Also showed good speed in her debut in the same race as the top pick. She chased early, backed-off the pace, and finished evenly. Nice drill here on August 1st suggests that better is coming.