Top pick: #4 (LUZ ATTICUS) (5-2) - Golden Gate shipper is racing for the first time since Dec. 14. Speedy sort has won on conventional dirt in the past and had a useful 5-furlong local work on Feb. 6. Calif. bred meets a weak field and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (King Gulch) (7-2) - Old timer has been competitive in four straight at this level and last out finished fourth, beaten 1 1/2 lengths at this distance. Has the rail and is a win candidate from close range.
3rd pick: #6 (C C's Diamond) (3-1) - He's been racing evenly at this level of late. One-run type draws a nice outside post and he's had legitimate excuses in his last three starts.
4th pick: #2 (Strategist) (10-1) - He has absolutely no early speed but has made up good ground during the stretch run of his last pair. The faster the pace, the better his prospects.