Todd Pletcher’s 3-y-o made a promising debut over 6f here in December, finishing well up the inside, therefore the step up to 7f should suit.
He has a handy experience advantage over most of his rivals and he represents a leading yard.
The well bred Khafre is feared most.
High Tide was a shade disappointing on his recent turf outing but he is dropped significantly in grade here and Luis Saez has been booked.
He was sent off just 11/4 in that $50k event, outlining a much better run was expected, and he is currently priced 7/4 switched to claiming company.
Likely to be shorter by racetime.
Akor capitalised on a drop in grade when successful here recently and he looks capable of following up under retained rider Tyler Gaffalione.
He got the dream passage that day but he was comfortably the best horse in the race, only needing to be pushed out at the finish, and he should take this on the way up to stronger events.
