Top pick: #2 (SMOKIN HERO) - He's been in a pair of very tough fields to begin his career and to his credit has finished a strong second in both. Has the best speed of those who have run and and is a wire-to-wire threat.
2nd pick: #1 (Paramedic) - Ran fine in his debut which saw him beaten by the top pick by 4 1/2 lengths. He's worked well on this surface since and could easily improve quickly off the initial race and narrow the gap on the top pick.
3rd pick: #8 (Trieste Boble Q) - Firster draws a good post for the distance and has been in steady training at the Spa. for some time. Several of the drills are very good and he could make an impact on his first crack out of the gate.