Top pick: #4 (HITTIN N KICKIN) (7-2) - Lightly raced mare takes a big drop in class for this attempt. She's raced evenly in both starts facing much tougher since returning from almost a 7-month layoff in late Nov. Working fast, she meets a weak field, and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Rebellious Heat) (8-5) - Filly rallied to just miss racing here at this level and distance Dec. 22nd. It was her best since coming off almost a 100-day break on Nov. 8th. The main danger and the probable favorite.
3rd pick: #1 (Enact) (9-2) - "Nibbler" disappointed when favored here in the same last race as "Rebellious Heat." Filly tired badly that day and was almost 14-lengths back of that rival. 4yo had been much more competitive in her previous pair and can factor with a repeat of either of those efforts.
4th pick: #5 (Forever Roars) (12-1) - Veteran mare has been at this 2l condition a very long time, but has picked up 14 small slices along the way in 40-starts. May round out the tri and/or super at a big price.