Okay, quick and dirty summary as the race isn't far away:
Dylan Thomas is still very beatable for my money when he steps down to 10f, and taking last year's race into account there's definitely claims that he doesn't like the course or the going as much as Notnowcato. If it develops into another tactical battle then I could see Notnowcato having a chance to repeat his Sandown form with Authorized, but I don't see that being a problem here as there is a clear indication from the earlier races that the horses will come down the middle, slightly favoring the stands side. I think Authorized will cruise around as he did in the Dante and given the solid pace that the Coolmore pacemaker will surely be encouraged to provide for Dylan Thomas, I think he'll have no problems making up for his Eclipse eclipse. If there's one other horse I do like in the line-up it's Asiatic Boy, I think he will come on a ton for his first run and for the step up in trip. I can't see him beating Authorized, but I could see him beating one or two of the others as they wear each other out. Duke of Marmalade is clearly a very good miler, but he'd need to improve at the very least a half stone to win here, and I think he'd prefer a quicker surface, too. So, then:
1st: Authorized
2nd: Asiatic Boy
3rd: Notnowcato
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