Top pick: #7 (CALL THE RIVER) - Gelding finished a solid 3rd of 9 here when debuting in a special weight contest Oct 24. Good barn (Carla Gaines) has given him almost 6 weeks since his first start and he continues to work well in the morning. Drops into a claimer and draws a nice outside post. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Tale Of The Bat) - Races 3rd back off a 6 month layoff and stalker appears to be nearing his best. He finished close up last out at this tag and will stretch out in distance for this attempt. Can contend with just a bit more improvement.
3rd pick: #1 (Forward Commitment) - Has some speed and finished a solid 3rd last out at this tag in only his 2nd start back off a 14 month layoff. He's stringing starts together this afternoon and a repeat of his last effort makes him a contender.