Top pick: #7 (BLAZING VOW) (5-2) - Grey gelding showed excellent early speed before tiring facing special weights here at this distance Nov. 10. Race was his first in two months and his connections drop him into a claimer for the first time. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #10 (Last Present) (4-1) - He's shown good early speed in all three outings and ran an even fourth here on Nov. 15. Gelding is in a very good barn (John Hardy) and should be involved every step. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Lucky Laser) (10-1) - Price play raced evenly at this level and distance Oct. 31 in his first since Aug. 26 and a winning barn (Joe Foster) had him work from the gate eight days ago and that should have him set for a big effort.