Top pick: #10 (SEA JOHN'S SPIRIT) (4-1) - Very lightly-raced mare set a fast pace and tired to finish third at this level on the Hollywood "poly" Nov. 28. It was her first race in 19 months and trainer Ron Ellis has worked her three times since.
2nd pick: #8 (Autumn View) (7-2) - Speed/stalker has finished second in both grass starts and is racing second back from a long absence (16 1/2 months). Very fast from the gate, Bejarano stays aboard, and filly should be involved every step.
3rd pick: #9 (Tickle Again) (5-1) - Mare is improving and comes off a career best when she ran 3rd here at this level and distance on Nov. 3. Working steadily since and is in the mix.
4th pick: #11 (Heaven's Stairway) (8-1) - Three-year-old moves up in class and tries the turf for the first time. She enters off a narrow loss last out on the Hollywood "poly" and is a factor if she repeats that effort today.
5th pick: #4 (Little Unusual) (20-1) - Longshot has blinkers added and she should get a fast and/or contested pace to close into. Can factor at a huge price.