This is a very competitive event. The booking of Zac Purton on HAPPY DRAGON will ensure he will be solid in the market and following his impressive win over the Valley mile two starts back, he was given a strange ride from De Sousa last time, but still ran well. He can win but looks shorter than he should be in betting. The reality is that there isn’t much between a number of runners in this event accordingly to my assessment and ratings. HARMONY Hero is more than capable off his best figures to win this event and he should get ta soft trip about midfield during the race. When he’s right he has a devastating sprint, it’s just a case of handling the Valley. LUCKY GIRL was brave on-speed when battling away last time but would be better served in a race where he can dictate the pace on his terms. With CHEERFUL BOY in the race, this is unlikely. NITRO EXPRESS might get the race run to suit and can get into the finish going off his best form, while CHEERFUL STAR showed some improvement last time and might be a value chance. Overall though, this is a really tough race. I’m ‘kicking for touch’ somewhat by nominating Harmony Hero as an each way outlay as there are four that look overs off early prices, but I simply don’t want to back them all and outlay too much into an event I’m not confident about.