Top pick: #3 (WAT YU SMOKIN) (7-2) - Lightly raced and well-bred, he rallied up the inside to just miss racing at this level going five-furlongs on April 8. He's worked fine since, and the extra 1/16th he travels to day is in his favor. 4yo gelding by "Smoke Glacken" gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #5 (Gooddecision) (4-1) - He rallied to finish second here at this tag on April 6 and earned the highest last race "figure" of any entered. Owner/trainer Bonnie Peltier makes a big rider change, and gelding is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Proud Comet) (9-2) - Speedy Golden Gate shipper has the rail and runs off a trainer change to Mike Silva. Cal-bred is racing on real dirt for the first time and is a threat on the front end.
4th pick: #10 (The Van Wyck) (6-1) - Cal-bred has been competitive in five straight here at this level, and last out was only 1 1/2 lengths back of "Smokin." Stalker draws a tough outside post and should get a nice trip. Needs to do a bit better late.