Top pick: #5 (ALKARAY) (8-5) - California invader runs firt off a switch to the leading trainer at this meet (Bob Diodoro). He drops him to the local bottom, switches him from turf to dirt, and gelding meets a very weak field.
2nd pick: #3 (Bonnie's Bearcat) (2-1) - The main speed, he's one of two entered by trainer Angel Silva and the pair race uncoupled. Cal.-bred gelding has finished second here in both starts at this tag and they came off a 4 1/2 month break. The main danger.
3rd pick: #7 (Crazy Cozzy) (10-1) - The second of the Silva pair, he ran evenly here in his local debut sprinting a month ago. Stretches out today and he may grab a share at long odds.
4th pick: #6 (Friend's Pub) (12-1) - Long-winded type, he stretches back out after a trouble break last out racing in a sprint. He likes this trip (6-0-2-2) and is a late threat at a big price.