Top pick: #4 (PURE VALUE) (2-1) - The only previous race at this $8000 tag produced a very easy win over 10 opponents when racing at Churchill Downs on Nov. 10. She tired in her latest after breaking from a difficult outside post at Gulfstream on Dec. 15 and has worked nicely since. Centeno is aboard and this grey mare can make her Tampa debut a winning one.
2nd pick: #5 (Jill Golden) (7-2) - Filly tired here at this level last out but had to be sent hard from her rail post. 4-year-old is much more effective as a stalker and the move off the inside should make her a contender.
3rd pick: #6 (Unseen Glory) (3-1) - Mare rallied to finish second last out annd was two clear of "Jill" in the process. Effort came in her second off a five month absence and a repeat of it makes her a threat.
5th pick: #1 (Runaway Joan) (4-1) - Mare exits the same race as both "Jill" and "Glory" and split that pair on the wire. A bit on the unreliable side, 5-year-old can impact if she comes back with the same effort.