Top pick: #3 (PERFECT TOWER) - Gelding hasn't run since early Dec. in New York but he's working very fast for his first in 5 months and trainer Charlton Baker will drop him to the local bottom off the rest. Spotted to win and Baker scores at a 39% rate off of long absences. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #8 (Kincsem Noi) - He may go favored in this spot as he comes here on the New York shuttle for Dutrow to Lecesse and colt will take a big drop in price. He showed excellent early speed there before tiring badly on April 10 and should find this weak group more to his liking. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Give It Back) - He ran second at this price in his seasonal debut April 18th and has now been competitive in 5 straight since dropping down to this level last fall. Can contend, but this is his 19th start and he'll need to do better.