Top choice #5 Thunder Punch (2-1) ran a good one first off the Kevin Joy claim against open $10,000 claimers, now returns to state-bred company. In a race filled with need-the-lead types, she’s demonstrated the ability to sit just off it and pounce… #2 Goodness Gracious (5-1) returns to action for the first time since March; trainer Contreras wins at a 15% clip off the bench. This one won nicely two back to graduate; last time she was a step slow leaving the gate and didn’t have the most comfortable trip, but she kept trying all the way to the wire. A clean break would go a long way towards making her a major player against these… #4 Witness the Energy (6-1) seems to be moving in the right direction. Her only off-color outings in her last half-dozen came with excuses. She’ll get tested for class here, though… Morning line favorite #3 Worth a Peek (6-5) galloped last time out at Mountaineer going 5 1/2. That was two months ago, and that was her first in almost a year, which suggests there are some issues they’ve had to work on. Plus, the kind of early speed needed for a 4 1/2-furlong is different from that going 5 1/2, and if she finds herself off the lead, or fighting it out with multiple others, how will she react? All in all, there are too many queestions to take odds this short, in our view…