Generally speaking this race is suited to those runners that are well-weighted and “on the rise”. Both JUMBO LUCK and WISHFUL THINKER fit the bill. They clashed at the end of last season when Jumbo Luck won over the course and distance in a high rating race and with the right run in the race today, the son of Reward For Effort can continue his rise through the ranks. Wishful Thinker is ‘out of the handicap’ but looks destined to rise higher and if the race is run to suit with the leaders not skipping away off a sedate speed, then he should powering at the finish. SOUTHERN LEGEND and WINNER’S WAY have the class and are proven at this level, but each might prefer a touch further and the allotted weight for each is a limiting factor. That said Winner’s Way has looked okay over 1200m even though those performances came in slowly run affairs.