Free's Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Feb. 2

WICKED HEAT
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: Jan. 29, 7th
Finish: 1st by 3 1/2
Beyer: 83
Off for seven months, this Unusual Heat gelding crushed a starter-allowance turf mile. He finished in 23 seconds and should be tough right back in a California-bred N1X.

KRIS THE GREAT
Trainer: Dan Hendricks
Last race: Jan. 30, 5th
Finish: 4th by 6 1/4
Beyer: 78
Possibly best as a late-running sprinter, this older maiden unleashed a wide move on the far turn of a special weight route before he flattened out in his second start back from an extended layoff. He is sitting on a maiden win.

LOB CITY
Trainer: Craig Dollase
Last race: Jan. 30, 6th
Finish: 3rd by 5
Beyer: 47
A first-timer at one mile, this maiden-$30K filly broke from post 10 and stayed three and four wide from start to finish. This was a sneaky-good debut by a daughter of Temple City.

Z BESHA
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: Jan. 31, 3rd
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/4
Beyer: 63
A full brother to female sprint champion Judy the Beauty, this 3-year-old colt was outrun early, finished with a rush, and galloped out with run. This was a perfect wake-up debut for a colt who had been repeatedly outworked in the morning.

ELEKTRUM
Trainer: John Sadler
Last race: Feb. 1, 3rd
Finish: 2nd by 1/2
Beyer: 84
This import from Europe had everything against her in a N2X turf mile. Making her U.S. debut, she broke slowly, got stalled behind a crawling pace, and finished in 22 and change. Sharp comeback, she should be favored next time vs. similar.