Top pick: #7 (LE DELUGE) (3-1) - Once classier type is racing off a two month break and is dropping in class for the Jacobson barn. He draws well, has never raced this low, and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #4 (Social Saul) (5-2) - He's from the same barn (Dave Jacobson) as "Deluge" and he's stretching out in distance after winning a Belmont sprint Oct 19. That was his first off a Jacobson claim and first off a pair of layoffs. A stakes winner early in his career and a threat right back on a quick turnaround (13 days).
3rd pick: #2 (Most Happy Fella) (4-1) - He appears to be the main speed, and in this short field that's a big plus. Veteran has gone 2-1-1-0 since dropping down to this price-tag and has won here at this "flat" (one turn) mile in the past.
4th pick: #8 (Summer Sunset) (6-1) - Gelding also has a bit of speed and is taking a big drop in his third back off a pair of layoffs. Much classier at one time, he's won here in the past and draws a nice outside post to gun for the top. Must be left in the mix.