The best form lines leading in to this event are around GOLDEN FOUR when he was successful in defeating ROYAL RACER (Race 317). Golden Four maps to sit a touch closer to the leaders on this occasion and he seems quite leniently treated in the handicap with a 5-point penalty. Royal Racer can also settle a touch closer and he too warrants some respect – he certainly won’t go out the massive price he did at his last start. The query runner is SAM’S LOVE, who in the past has proven very costly for win-backers but is more often than not very competitive in this grade. He probably needed to draw better and will certainly need a good ride, but if things fall in to place then he can win. HIGH REV has shown some potential but from the outside draw has a tough task. He’ll likely get back, be wide and have a tough task running past them all given that I don’t expect the tempo to be that strong overall.