There appears to be a tremendous amount of early pace signed on, and that fact alone turned me off to runners I’d otherwise be interested in, including Voodoo Song (4) and Pocket Change (6). The defending champion Disco Partner (2) makes all the sense in the world, but in a race this competitive I’m looking for a bit of a better price. I’ve always been a fan of Mr Havercamp (1), and if his 4-year-old debut is a sign of things to come, he could blossom into a serious turf horse. Trained by Catherine Day Phillips, this son of Court Vision returned off a seven-month layoff to decimate a field on synthetic at Woodbine on June 16. The most impressive part of that effort, in my opinion, was that it came on synthetic, and I firmly believe Mr Havercamp is a better turf horse than synthetic horse. If he takes a step forward in his second start of the year and gets the pace setup it appears he will on paper, he’ll be hard to hold off down the lane. I like Mr Havercamp in the Forbidden Apple.