Top pick: #6 (MASTERY) - Godolphin-owened colt has been getting better all season and last out won one of Europe's most prestigious races, the "St. Leger" Stakes (Eng G1) and has proven that he need not bring his track with him as he's also raced well in Italy and France. Has "Polytrack" experience as he finished a close-up fourth in his first start of this year in the "Kentucky Derby Challenge" at Kempton Park on their artificial surface. Has a nice tracking gear and this distance is not a problem. The top selection.
2nd pick: #5 (Father Time) - Talented colt from a legendary English trainer (Henry Cecil). By the top sire "Dansili" he's finished in back of the top selection in his last pair by 3 1/2 lengths in the "St.Leger" and 1 1/4 lengths in the "Great Voltiguer" Stakes (Eng G2). Juddmonte home-bred broke his maiden on "Poly" at the small track of Great Leighs in his only race at age two. He's a major threat to the top selection.
3rd pick: #3 (Nite Light) - He's always had some ability, but his career has been compromised by many layoff lines during his career. Has the best speed and he proved two back at Turfway when he went wire-to-wire in the "Turfway Park Fall Challenge" that he can handle a synthetic surface. Speed has done well on this "all weather surface" at this meet and this son of "Thunder Gulch" must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #9 (Man of Iron) - Lightly-raced son of "Giant's Causeway" is two for three on the Dundalk "Polytrack" in Ireland and he's in the barn of one of the greatest trainers ever (Aidan O'Brien). Has some speed and may sneak away at big odds despite his connections.