GREEN MANDARIN has had his momentum interrupted by the weather and meetings being abandoned. He is engaged to run on 17 August so his participation in this could be in doubt - were he to miss that race and take his place in this race, he will be hard to beat. Brett Crawford has a strong hand with 5 of the 9 runners, headed by FUTURE PRINCE who will be more competitive over this distance. Returning stable companions LINDBERGH, ALLEZ MORIS and gelded and unexposed INFRARED are dangerous to discount. NEVADA KING and FUTURE TURN have claims too.