Deerfield can make sweet music

WHAT'S the difference between 28.16 and 28.46? The answer is simple: it’s the right draw and a clear run.

In the first round of the Laurels, five dogs broke 28.30. Now, I'll accept that it takes a top class dog to run those sort of times but I’m yet to come across one that can do it week-in week-out.

And that, in its little nutshell, is why finding the winner of the Laurels is so difficult and why it’s 9-1 the field heading into the second round.