I like Charitable Man a little bit here. I know he got a perfect trip setting the pace behind that false pace in the Peter Pan, and according to trackus or the naked eye, he weakened in the drive of the Bluegrass by almost 2 1/2 lengths. If you want to use the polytrack to help guess about how he responds to stress, you have to balance his weak finish in the Bluegrass with coming into the race a little short, and the wide premature run to the first turn. Wasn't that bad considering.
sans Rachel, Charitable Man figures to be much the more talented forwardly placed runner, which can lead to the smooth trip he may need.
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