My initial impressions from looking at the early PP's:
1. A lot of backrunners are entered compared to tactical speed horses. And there isn't a single gate-to-wire win for any of the entrants.
2. Exaggerator pretty much stands out in terms of proven class. He also should be able to get whatever forward positioning Desormeaux wants without any undue difficulty or effort, even though he's been near the back at the beginning of his recent races.
3. Pletcher's twosome of Destin and Stradivari both have some early lick which should be beneficial and are probably second and third in terms of proven ability to this point. Of course, they could very well be the second and third betting choices.
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