Top pick: #3 (SURGEON) - Lightly-racced gelding chased and weakened to finish third here at this tag going 6.5 furlongs on Oct. 23. He had some issues at the break that afternoon in his first local appearance and can take this with a "clean" getaway.
2nd pick: #1 (Speightstownlawyer) - Improving 3-year-old by top sire "Speightstown" has fine early speed and draws the rail for his first on this surface and first for trainer Sharlot Martinez. Golden Gate invader has been competitive in both previous outings on real dirt. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Two Hawks) - He exits the same Oct. 23 race as "Surgeon" and tired after racing wide to finish about 1 1/2 lengths back of that rival. Capable of impacting and he'll be a square price.