Top pick: #2 (LIEUTENANT SEANY O) (3-1) - He did not look comfortable breaking from the rail when going a mile at Belmont facing tougher June 25th. Gelding ran evenly while never really involved when checking in fourth that afternoon. He had gone 4-1-3-0 prior to that after coming from California following a 2 1/2 month freshening. One-run type gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #4 (Pisces by Moonlight) (5-1) - Veteran enters off a pair of poor efforts when facing tougher, one each on dirt and turf. Home bred is training well for his first since June 28th and trainer Bruce Brown is dropping him into a claimer for the first time.
3rd pick: #1 (Betweenhereandcool) (5-2) - The "class" of the field, he's stretching out in distance after chasing a fast pace while wide when finishing third here at this tag going 7-furlongs July 23rd. Stakes-placed colt has the rail and should be involved from start-to-finish.