Top pick: #5 (PORCUPINE) - He's shown visible improvement since switching to the barn of Jonathan Sheppard after being sent here from Laurel in the fall. 6yo gelding was a winner here at this tag 7 trip Feb 24th to clear the 2l condition and is working fast for this.
2nd pick: #3 (Ellio) - Strong finisher rallied to finish 4th at this level on eb 26th, then was competitive last out in an entry-level allowance. Drops back down today and it's De La Cruz off and Centeno on. Win candidate from off the pace.
3rd pick: #4 (Original Ink) - Speed/stalker has finished 2nd & 3rd in his last two starts, both at this tag, and was beaten under a length in each. He came back running from a long layoff ( almost 17 months) in Feb, and he'll be in this from gate to wire.