Top pick: #5 (FRANKLIN) (7-2) - Winning barn (Jamie Ness) has this speed/stalker nicely spotted today. Well bred 5-year-old was a very easy winner in his local debut June 22 facing first-level allowance foes. Son of 'Smart Strike' had some promise at one time and appears to be back in top form. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Less Than Perfect) (6-1) - Part of an entry, colt has sharp early speed and is stretching out in distance after a pair of solid local efforts going shorter. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Capt Zippounas) (5-1) - Old timer has won 7 of 14 local starts, including his latest racing here at this distance for a $25K tag June 25. Strong finisher must be left in the win mix.
4th pick: #3 (Awol Adam) (9-2) - No-speed type has a fine record on synthetic surface 7-3-1-2. Can factor with his normal effort.