SUPER AWESOME took advantage of a career-low rating by bouncing back to form with a close-up 3rd over 1450m in a similar contest on this track last month. He is equally effective over this shorter trip so, off an unchanged mark from a favourable draw looks good value to end a 476-day wait for a 3rd career win. Last-start course-and-distance winner PENDRAGON, runner-up ALONE TIME (1kg better off) and veteran hard-knocker WRITTEN IN STONE (2kg better off) are closely matched on these terms and they won't be far off the mark. However, a bigger threat over 1200m may be posed by HAMMIE'S HERO.
by Grégory Bougouin