Top pick: #4 (MAN CHESTER MAN) - In-career best for at present this speedy veteran likes to win (8-for-27) and each of those victories have come on real dirt. Drops, faces little other pace and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #10 (Dunscombe) - Races second off a Mike Chambers claim and a subsequent 100-day freshening. Gelding by "Graeme Hall" is 13-for-39 on conventional dirt, has plenty of back class, and has the next best speed. Working well locally and a threat.
3rd pick: #5 (North Fork) - Races first off a trainer change to Mike Mitchell (a 31% winning angle) and he's been racing evenly of late. "Chester" handle him with ease in Pomona on Sept. 15, so this 7-year-old needs to improve this afternoon.