McLean's "Deep-Dive Handicapping Look-In": Turf

(War Like Goddess / Coady Photography)

The best grass marathoners will convene once again on the lush Bluegrass of Kentucky. May the best win. And, the best normally does.

Here’s our review:

	Turf				Overall	Last Race
McLean Rank	Horse	ML Odds	Rider	Trainer	Standings	Location	Rating	Comment
1	Nation's Pride (PP7)	4-to-1	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	9/6-2-0	1st Jockey Club Derby	***	Stalker-Speed / #2 Across Board	3YO? / Been Great in US
2	Rebel's Romance (PP5)	3-to-1	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	11/8-0-0	1st in KOLN	***	Deep Closer / 4th Overall	Dominant in GER / It's GER
3	Mishriff (PP11)	6-to-1	Lafranco Dettori	John Gosden	20/7-4-3	13th in Arc	**	True Closer / Top # at Distance	0-6 This Year Is Concern
4	War Like Goddess (PP2)	9-to-2	Joel Rosario	Bill Mott	12/9-1-1	1st Joe Hirsch Turf Classic	**>	Stalker-Speed / Mare vs Colts / KEE +	Perfect Here / Beat Colts Last
5	Channel Maker (PP6)	30-to-1	Jose Ortiz	Bill Mott	48/9-6-5	4th in Sycamore	*>	Speed-Stalker / 2 Wins '22 -- 1 KEE	So Inconsistent / G2 Winner Here
6	Stone Age (PP3)	15-to-1	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	12/2-3-2	5th Champion / Ascot	*	Deep Closer / Distance ?	Nation's Pride Is Better 3YO
7	Broome (PP4)	15-to-1	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Aidan O'Brien	28/8-6-0	8th in Arc	*-	True Closer / 5th in Turf-Distance	1-6 This Year / 2-14 at Distance
8	Highland Chief (PP13)	15-to-1	John Velazquez	Graham Motion	15/4-2-2	1st in Sycamore	>	Speed-Stalk / KEE Top #	G1 Winner This Year / 1-1 Here