Top pick: #7 (FIELD REPORT) - Gelding hasn't raced in 10.5 months and is training sharply on this surface for his return off the long abscence. 4-year-old has been competitive in all three appearances and the two best of those came racing here last August. Trainer John Sadler drops this home-bred into a claimer for the first time and he can break his maiden if ready.
2nd pick: #4 (Northern Force) - Big effort here on July 22nd when he rallied to finish second at long odds when trainer Bob Hess Jr. added blinkers. He's since come back with a sharp work on August 5th and a repeat of his latest makes him a strong factor.
3rd pick: #8 (Axle) - Gelding showed good early speed and stayed on strongly to finish third here July 27th racing at this level and distance. Effort came off a 70 day freshening and he's come back with a bullet half-mile breeze just five days ago. Win candidate.