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Samcro is very much the talking horse of the week but he’s only 5lbs clear on ORs and just 2lbs in front of Next Destination on RPRs. I’m not sure I want to be backing an odds-on shot on that basis. I’m more drawn to Vision Des Flos as an each-way shout. I’m 6lbs behind ORs and more again behind RPRs but I don’t know if they have anything built in for easiness of victory. The form book suggested he was better than Poetic Rhythm on his first run this season and that one is now rated 148. When he took on On The Blind Side he was backed early before drifting again. OTBS is now rated 153. Last time out, his first after a wind op, he beat the 135-rated Mercenaire by 31 lengths in heavy ground. I haven’t taken that form literally because of the ground but at least we know it won’t bother him.