McGee: Gulfstream pick four play for Sunday, Feb. 8

Really think MCLOVIN IT (#8) will get a nice stalk-and-see trip from her open-air outside box in race 2, a race in which the 8-5 morning-line favorite DESERT VALLEY (#7) seems particularly vulnerable when returning for a tag after a layoff.

We’ll single her to start off the early pick four while bookending the ticket with the solid favorite in race 5, XTRA SPICE (#5), who ran a big race first out when well backed for Bill Mott and should follow through today. We’ll fill in the middle with both logical horses and longshots.

Here’s the play:

Race 2 – 8
Race 3 – 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
Race 4 – 1, 3, 4, 6
Race 5 – 5

50-cent ticket = $12