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Originally Posted by Scav
I am getting closer and closer to getting sucked into the Tin Man. friggin sucks because i know I am going to get bitten. It will be an awesome race call with him there at the end though. Dooley might have a heart attack
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I am leaning the same way. Gomez and Pletcher probably will use Sunriver a bit early on to make sure TTM doesn't crawl along like he did last year, but TTM is not (as he demonstrated in the Shoemaker) a need-the-lead type. His loss in his last race - along with recent wins by After Market and Sunriver - should also help his odds. That stretch battle that TTM lost in his last start was to a horse that he was giving 10 lbs to that day, while After Market was getting 6 lbs from Lava Man in his biggest race to date.
As a bit of a longshot to maybe hit the board, I also like the Irish horse Pressing. He ran some decent races in Italy and I think he could be a factor here if he moves up a bit. Given that this is his first time on on the big
L, a move up is certainly possible.