By the time this race rolls around we should know if the track is playing strange as it sometimes does at PRX.

[b]#1 Cyrus Alexander[/b]
Unlikely to lose the ground he has in the last two efforts. Especially from the #1 pp. Bejarano's toughness c/b key here. Expecting an inside out trip.

[b]#2 Encryption[/b]
Rested and doesn't have to chase Bradester which could help. 9/2 doesn't rate as value to me.

[b]#3 Bodhisattva[/b]
His ferocious finishes in July appears to have taken something out of him. A ground loser not for me.

[b]#4 Res Judicata[/b]
I project this one to be the controlling pace. Mth strip was kind to him. Prx bias we never know. But with little or no ground loss and in top form fast enough to test the rest.

[b]#5 Mr. Jordan[/b]
This one is a warrior minor placings are routine but @ 2/1 and unlikely to get a controlling position vulnerable.

[b]#6 War Story[/b]
It's possible this one goes off at less than the 136/1 he was in the Pacific Classic his last outing. Connections are nothing if not optimistic. 1st start with trainer 29% is cause for [i]alarm[/i].

[b]#7 Tale of Life[/b]
Beating Graham Motion not exactly a recipe for profits. Several of his last make him competitive here. His trip from pp 7 looms the obstacle.

[b][u]Summary[/u][/b]
My key to this race is the read on #7, he might move forward and if the price holds @ 3/1 I will protect with him on top of a small trifecta over the two I like best. A larger investment will be an ebx #4 & #1 thinking the ground lost by #7 beats him at a distance maybe a little short for him anyway.