Keeneland

Provided everything pans out perfectly, brilliant Notable Speech looks well up to winning this race for the second year running. However, a tempting alternative at bigger odds is fellow British runner LAKE FOREST, who shaped encouragingly amid difficult circumstances in the Turf Mile over C&D and can put that experience to good use. He'll be suited by the likely stronger pace in this contest and is no stranger to international riches, having bagged a huge prize in Australia around this time two years ago. From a punting angle, the suggested second pick is interesting Japanese raider Ask Ikigomi whose progress has been rapid. True Love and Puerto Rico give Ballydoyle a robust hand, while Deterministic is a particularly solid contender among the home contingent.[Steve Boow]