Top pick: #7 (SPORTACULAR) (2-1) - Lightly-raced gelding has a speed/stalking style and last out he tired to finish fourth after chasing the pace here March 17th for a $25K tag. Trainer Lou Linder Jr. drops him to a new low and 4-year-old meets a weak field. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Trust Issues) (5-2) - He set a pressured pace and held to finish a distant second to a "much the best" winner going 7-furlongs at this level Feb. 24. It was his second back from 2 1/2 month break and his best overall since late August.
3rd pick: #1 (Close to Sonny) (10-1) - Jersey-bred has early speed and runs off a long layoff (almost 10 months). Gelding is working fast for a new trainer (Lisa Guerrero 28% with new stock), and he breaks from the rail.
4th pick: #5 (Fingers Charlie) (6-1) - "Charlie" has spent his entire career on this surface 15-0-6-3 and enters off an even fourth-place finish facing a bit weaker just one week ago. May grab a slice at a square price.