Top pick: #2 (MUCHOS BESOS) - Grey gelding is the only one entered who has won on this main track in the past and trainer Mike Puype will switch him back from the grass and shorten him up in distance. racing into shape following an 8 month layoff and 3yo by "Macho Uno" can take this at a square price.
2nd pick: #5 (Buds Pal) - The probable favorite, he just failed to last when beaten a nose here racing for half this price-tag on Sep 28th. Very much improved since switching back to conventional dirt and a major player in here.
3rd pick: #1 (Candy Waltz) - Lightly raced home-bred drops and will be racing on real dirt for the first time. Gelding won first out at Del mar July 27th, then had a troubled and even trip there facing tougher on Sep 3rd.