Top pick: #1 (ROYAL VINDICATION) - Fast and a hard-hitter, he'll draw the hedge as he tries the turf and two-turns, both for the first time. Working fast and he can win this from on, or just off the top, and at a square price.
2nd pick: #4 (Tamborin) - One of a pair from trainer Bill Mott and they'll race as separate interests. Stable rider Kent Desormeaux winds up on this colt. Has won a stakes and placed in several others. Dangerous runner.
3rd pick: #8 (Strike Again) - The second of the Mott duo is lightly raced and talented. Won his last at Monmouth in his second back off a rest and he has room for more improvement.