Saratoga TB

This doesn't look the strongest Grade 1 even by US standards. Rocket One has only finished outside the first two once on his last ten starts and took his form to a new level when second to race specialist Jimmy P in the Grade 1 Beverley R Steinman here and looks the one to beat. However, it may be worth taking a chance on LYNCHES KNOCK. He was a progressive novice for Gordon Elliott last season winning at Leopardstown over Xmas and at Cork in March. He was below that form on his US debut where having led he tired in the home straight, hopefully the run will have brought him on. Keri Brion has trained three of the last five winners of this race, so St James The Great is interesting at a big price but he ran no sort of race when pulled-up at Great Meadows. Merry Maker and Fil d'Or are regulars in these Grade 1 contents but they aren't getting any younger and may be susceptible to a younger horse.