Top pick: #5 (GOUX WOULD DO) - $250,000 4-year-old son of "Speightstown" raced evenly when debuting facing special weights a month ago. Trainer Rick Mandella drops him down to race for $20K and if he has any ability at all, he should beat these.
2nd pick: #8 (Our Last Monte ) - Home-bred gelding has finished "in the money" in half of his eight starts and last out was beaten less than a length here at this price Feb. 18. Trainer Darrell Vienna adds blinkers and this 5-year-old ran well with them last year.
3rd pick: #6 (Respect Life) - First-time starter is working well for a more than capable small barn. Gelding has some fine gate drills and can factor against this weak field.