Sat, May 11, 2024

SILENT MIRACLE (6) returned from a lay-off six days ago when he was beaten 5 lengths into seventh over 5½f at this track. Ryan Munger gets the best out of this four-year-old gelding. Likely improver with strong prospects. SPEEDY HANS (7) is returning from a lay-off of ten months. Finished fifth at Saratoga (Turf) over 1m1/2f at the first run last prep. Now with a new trainer Martin Drexler. Leading hope and should be tough to stop. SOULMATE (2) has put together back-to-back placings, the latest when half a length away in second over 6½f at Turfway Park (Synthetic) when he was handy all the way. Meeting a deeper field this time but he deserves plenty of thought. C C'S KINGDOM (4) has not appeared since he finished seventh over 1m1f at this track on December 15. One to consider.