Top pick: #6 (FAST STOP) (8-5) - He was a bit "rank" when debuting here fot a $75K tag on Feb 14 and tired after chasing a fast pace. Trainer Rick Mandella has freshened him up siince and has him working fast for this assignment. Barn drops him down and home-bred is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (A Thousand Aces) (6-1) - Price play runs 3rd back from almost an 8 month layoff and last out he chased and tired before finishing a distant 3rd here at this tag on Feb 28. He's since come back with a pair of very quick drills and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Wave Catching) (4-1) - Home-bred ran evenly in a well-backed debut on March 14 racing for twice this tag. He's worked twice since, drops in half, draws a fine outside post, and Nakatani stays aboard.
4th pick: #2 (Check Out My Face) (9-2) - He's another who ran evenly in his debut and was in front of "Wave" at the finish. However, he was "dead" on the board that day and believe that rival has more room for upside. A small slice may be his ceiling.