Top pick: #5 (DREAM CAUGHT) - He's been bet in all three starts and finished second at this price on this surface going 6 furlongs Jan. 5. Last out he broke slowly and improved his position late while racing very wide. Stretches-out around two-turns and looks set for a big race.
2nd pick: #1 (Rude Bobby) - Freshened-up for almost two months, home-bred by "Bertrando" has been working every 7-8 days and trainer Marty Jones will drop him into a claimer for the first time. Has the rail, Bejarano stays put, and Jones has won with four of his last six taking this drop.
3rd pick: #3 (I Feel Free) - Gelding rallied to finish third here facing a bit weaker on Dec. 30 and after a half-dozen starts during the last four months of '11, trainer Doug O'Neill has given him a six week rest. Threat from off the pace.