Lionheart has to be factored as a big contender and I agree with you that he may not have really been pointed for the previous two, though if that was the case Lionheart probably didn't know it.

I understand the logic of him as a selection. Good last number, on its face not too big to knock him out, Cliff could find trouble. Plus Lion hasn't always been on the front, I'm not positive he needs it. He picked up from Limehouse after a quarter last. He ran the Bluegrass with a 46:60 half on a slowish track and he went wideish on the clubhouse turn. That split says he's got leader potential. Sinister is right there though. Value Plus is not a slow horse and I think he was running early last, how do his BRIS pace numbers stack up with Lionheart do you know?

I think he probably can run well pressing or from just off. It's an intriguing race. Even the pace scenario has drama.