Ruffian, any hot tips?

[Jim diGriz]

I'm thinking of going to the Arkansas Derby on Saturday. The entries are (and I hope this chart comes out ok):


Pgm PP Horse & Medication Wgt Owner Trainer Jockey Odds
--- -- ----------------------- --- --------------- --------------- ---------- -----
1a 1 Afternoon Affair(L) 122 Swifty Farms (D Holthus Judice
2 2 Ronton(L) 122 Jaltipan, LLC, Cerin Gomez
3a 3 Here Comes Rocket(L) 118 Frank Fletcher Holthus Quinonez
4 4 Fan the Flame(L) 118 Mike Langford Morse Court
5 5 Country Coast(L) 118 Ralph Wilson Jr Amoss Borel
6 6 Elite Mercedes(L) 122 Winstar Farm LL Walden Bailey
7 7 Impeachment(L) 118 Dogwood Stable Pletcher Perret
8f 8 Timber Wolf(L) 118 Shortleaf Stabl Von Hemel Doocy
9 9 Snuck In(L) 122 Ackerley Brothe Asmussen Asmussen
10 10 Graeme Hall(L) 118 Eugene & Laura Pletcher Albarado
11 11 Polish Miner(L) 118 Ogden Phipps McGaughey III Smith
12 12 Scottish Halo(L) 122 John C. Oxley Rizzo Turner
13 13 True Confidence(L) 118 Padua Stables ( Lukas Nakatani
14f 14 Crystal Gulch(L) 118 Horsemart-Selec Jayaraman Whitney


Snuck In won the Rebel, which will probably make him the favorite among the locals. For good reason: the Rebel winner often wins the Arkansas Derby.

Bloodlines weren't included in the listing, so I don't know if Scottish Halo is an offspring (or descendant) of Sunny's Halo, the 1983 Arkansas Derby and Kentucky Derby winner.

I know nothing about the other horses. The Form won't be out until tomorrow, which will have to be a travel day, if I go.

What do you think? Better yet, what do you know?