Top pick: #4 (BOLD AGRESSOR) (2-1) - Well-bred gelding comes off a solid second place finish here at this level Oct. 29 going 6-furlongs. Speed/stalker has run well here without winning (5-0-2-2), and the extra 1/16th he travels today is in his favor.
2nd pick: #1 (Tally Stick) (9-2) - Gelding was originally in the worl class Darley Stable and rallied to finish second here at this level on Oct. 22. Race was his first in two months, and first ever on this surface. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Skyy Up Dry) (8-1) - Price play runs third back off a pair of layoffs and has raced evenly in his return pair. Gelding draws a nice outside post, is from a winning barn (Angel Silva), and can factor at long odds.
4th pick: #5 (Striking Offer) (5-1) - He's training fast for his first since April 1st and all of his success (6-1-2-1) has come on this surface. In a good barn (Molly Pearson) and Cal.-bred can factor with his best.