Newbie to this venue . . . please save my butt if I am throwing away my $$$

R8
MASTER FANCY returns to similar company with a better post and a new jock (ran out of gas while I was typing - not a nice start)

R9
SHIFT TIME must beat older, but is dropping into conditions and might last at this distance from the inside post (the scratch and a phone call saved me here)

R10
HONOR OUR TROOPS may be well placed against these running for a new barn

R11
DRIFTWOOD RUN, another chalky pick, catches my eye; seems vastly improved a year after what appears to have been a disaster in his debut a year ago - somebody is trying to put this one back together.