Top pick: #7 (BELL TOWER) (2-1) - Gelding has gone (6-0-2-2) on the dirt and had a nice tightener in a grass contest here Dec 9 in his first start in two months and first after shipping from Hastings Park.
2nd pick: #8 (Livin Lovin Man) (8-5) - Cal-bred gelding has good early speed and has finished 2nd in both his starts. 4yo draws a nice outside post at this distance and his connections add blinkers for this attempt.
3rd pick: #3 (Artistic Venture) (9-2) - Very speedy 3yo had an 8 length lead at the 1/4 pole here on Dec 4th and managed to lose by a 1/2 length. Clearly improving and he's been a much better horse since jouning the barn of veteran trainer Bill Brashears.