Top pick: #1 (ROI SOLEIL) (2-1) - Gelding finished third here racing for 1/2 this tag March 17th. He had some traffic issues nearing the 1/4 pole or may have been closer. Has the rail, meets a weak field, and Scott Stevens stays board.
2nd pick: #6 (Taylor Ridge) (6-1) - One of two making their debuts, Triple AAA Ranch home bred has some fine works on view and has a shot at a square in his first public appearance.
3rd pick: #5 (Piper's Purse) (6-1) - The other first-time starter, he's bred for speed and had a pair of sharp back-to-back half-mile works here in February. Capable small barn (Jeff Faulkner) and gelding need not be much to factor against this small group.