Top pick: #5 (CHIANOTE) - He's going his best distance today off a uesful sprint "prep" that saw him race evenly while not being asked to do too much. Trainer Tom Proctor has followed the same pattern the past two years with this runner and he's won each in each of those seasons. Has good tactical speed, and he's the pick.
2nd pick: #3 (Summer Party Girl) - He hasn't raced since July, but with Kirk Ziadie calling the shots, the layoff is meaningless. He's one of the best in the whole country at preparing runners coming "off the sidelines", and is off to an un-believable start at this meet (9-for-19).
3rd pick: #6 (Darned Bird) - Set the pace last out before tiring as they approached the head of the stretch. May have needed that one, and he should be much "tighter" today.