A few of these come into the race with questions to answer already. So it may pay to stick with Wedding Cake, even though Sir Michael Stoute's charge is unlikely to represent the best value on the card. Garnett and Qudratt are expected to pose the biggest dangers, although the last named has a fair bit of improvement to find after failing to build on a promising effort on his debut. Garnett is probably being campaigned with a career over hurdles in mind, but did shape up well for a long way last time out. Alan King does well with this type of horse and it will be interesting to see where he goes from here. St Barchan could also be capable getting involved if he takes the step up in trip in his stride. The son of Grand Lodge still has a lot of learning to do though and may need more time. Therefore Wedding Cake looks the logical choice now that she has gained some experience of racing at what should prove to be her optimum trip. A half-sister to the high-class Gamut, the selection has taken a little time to get the hang of things. However, she does not have much improvement to find on the evidence available and this presents Wedding Cake with her easiest chance of getting off the mark so far.
