His pedigree does not suggest he will like the grass but he is a very classy horse and with his early speed he could take out Showing Up if he is a little rank early, a real possibility considering he is coming off a 7 week layoff. Showing Up has done well off a layoff before though so it probably will not be a problem.
The Ireland bred Dark Islander is my choice here. I am a huge fan of his sire Singspiel. He should get a nice pace to run at. A hard california turf might just be too tough to close into though.
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