Top pick: #5 (GRAND CASH) - Claimed on Dec. 30 by trainer Jorge Navarro for $16K, he was an easy winner at that price five weeks later and then finished second in a starter-handicap that had a "deep" field Feb. 25. Freshened-up since, veteran is training like a fast 2-year-old and there's plenty of pace to set-up his late charge.
2nd pick: #1 (Crimson Knight) - He's nicely spotted in this starter-allowance by trainer Gerald Bennett after facing tougher in a trio of starst here this winter. Fits, likes this course (5-2-1-0) and 4-year-old was stakes placed four times in 2011.
3rd pick: #4 (Round Trip Loner) - He's really come around over the past year and had a solid year in 2011 going (10-5-2-0). Speedy sort cuts-back in distance and faces a weaker field than he ran against last out going 11 furlongs. Tough if he gets an easy early advantage.