Top pick: #3 (MELLONBROOK) (2-1) - Once classier type moves up a bit in class after rallying to finish second here when facing a bit weaker on July 6th. That was her first start in two months and she should get a fast and/or contested pace to close into.
2nd pick: #5 (To Commercial) (4-1) - Speedy sort enters with two wins in a row and she racing first off a claim by trainer Phil Aristone (a 23% winning angle). New barn brings her back in 8 days and moves her up a bit in class.
3rd pick: #1 (Not a Word) (7-2) - Lightly-raced filly skips a condition as she's eligible to run facing 31 foes instead of 41 opposition. Speedy 3-year-old has been sharp on all her starts 4-2-1-1 and both of her victories have come on the local dirt. She has the rail and is racing first off a Mario Serey Jr. claim (18%).