Very interesting race, and important to keep an eye on the wind as well.
Seems like a decent place to play against a favorite, in Heart to Heart, who is spotting weight to several others who are just as fast as he is, not to mention the fact that he is now 7
Im going to key on 2 Ballagh Rocks here, who shows a nice figure over this course last fall and is inside of the favorite, plus getting 5 lbs from. Second choice is Frostmourne, who is lightly raced but has several talented siblings and is just beginning his 4yr old campaign, where I would expect him to improve on his already good 3yr old figs.
I\'m hoping to escape the horizontals with just those 2.
Underneath on the verticals, Forge and Mr. Misunderstood look good, the latter I\'m waiting to see if he can run well anywhere other than FG before getting too excited about. Good luck to all
I like your top 2. Frostmourne\'s brother, Karelian, won a Grade 1 on this course for these owners. Ballagh Rocks is Tourist reincarnated in that he seems to get rough trips or bad posts but is always fastest going into any race.
Strong Wind 20-40mph gusts with constant wind at your back down the stretch....
NCTony