best of buddies (10-1) - last two solid. fast enough to win with a ground saving trip under 116 lbs. concerned the efforts might take a toll though, especially with only two weeks rest here.

crested (9-2) - should be running late, but might not get the pace set up needed.

sea of trees (6-1) - should also make a decent late run, but also might be compromised by the pace.

arbuckle bandit (6-1) - nice winter campaign, worked from a '14' down to '9', then popped a '4' off the claim. wisely laid up, and seems to be working his way back. gets 6 lbs from the favs, and should save some ground under razo from post 4.

tally up (8-1) - has the fast '2.5' sprinting, and a few other competitive figures. should also get the decent trip.

go between (7-2) - nice '3' top in the turf cup, then backed up a bit when beating a rather weak field in the va derby. was spent by the arl race and wisely laid up. should run better here with the freshening. gets high weight.

brilliant (5-2) - has the huge top, and a lot of decent figures. might lose a bit of ground as a stalker from post 7, and gets high weight.

creative force (10-1) - '7' turf top. outside post.
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very competitive race. i will key arbuckle bandit at decent odds. solid pattern, nice timing coming in.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/2006 03:19PM by Michael D..