Combination. Briefly,

1. Bruanna--5yo, hurt by the big top 4 starts ago. 7s since. Fast top. Negative read.

2. Shawklit Mint --4yo, wrote glowingly about her line prior to the CRC start 4 races back. She bounced that day and still hasn't reclaimed her old form. Her last should have been better. Fast top. Negative read.

3. Cozzy Corner--5yo, slow.

4. Balmy--4yo, good development last winter before tailing off. 2nd off the layoff for trainer getting a lot of tops lately. 4yo, likely to run. Positive read.

5. Gazillion--4yo, got real good at this time last year. Two good recent efforts. Figured to run even better 3rd off the layoff. Fast top. Positive read.

6. Wilzada--4yo, fast, but not the horse she was before the layoff. Shouldn't have bounced last time. Fast top. Negative read.

7. Travelator--3yo, almost sure to bounce after extended campaign culminated by break through last time. Fast top. Negative read.

8. Bonefide Reason--5yo, workmanlike. Fast enough on best but cold trainer. Negative read.

9. Literary Light--4yo, off a top, outside, could pair at best. Bounce more likely. Fast top. Somewhat negative read.

Of the two positive reads, one was 20-1 and the other 3-1 in the morning line, but seven to eight of the nine were fast enough to win.



TGAB