Bernier: Del Mar pick three play for Friday, Aug. 29

RACE 1

Shaniel has been forwardly placed in each of his first two career starts sprinting and now he will stretch out and add blinkers; the latest gate drill was upbeat and I’m expecting Elvis Trujillo to try to take this field gate-to-wire

A: 2 – Shaniel

B: 7 – Beach Fever

C: NONE

RACE 2

Chippette exits a solid win here at Del Mar last out and if she takes a step forward off that effort she will be a handful; the latest victory was at 5 /2 furlongs, and the added half-furlong should work to her advantage.

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Nava Nataly is a steady runner who delivers each and every time she runs; she has won 2 of 9 career starts on synthetic surfaces and she earned the highest last-out Beyer Speed Figure in the field.

Glorious Rebecca will need to turn the tables on a handful of runners in here that beat her on Aug. 1, but she could prove to be the speed-of-the-speed and be a gate-to-wire threat here.

A: 2 – Chippette, 5 – Nava Nataly, 7 – Glorious Rebecca

B: 3 – Dixie Deville

C: 1 – Pursuitofparadise

RACE 3

I have gone through the field multiple times – including for Del Mar Babies – and I can’t make heads or tails of it

I will use my tepid “choices” accordingly, but it’s a race in which I wouldn’t be shocked to see any of the runners cross the line first; carry on with caution

A: 2 – Hennythelovepenny, 5 – Honey Nugget, 7 – Sheezflippinsexy

B: 3 – Suite One, 4 – Desert Willow, 6 – Silent Reward, 8 – Delaney’ Joy, 9 – Native Heart

C: 1 – I’ll Tell You What, 10 – Doctor Susan