I thought Desert Code was the beneficiary of a perfect trip last time on a track where speed was very, very good. He crawled home and if Albertus Maximus had not gotten a somewhat precarious ride he probably could have made the event a bit closer. You can get the opinion of some of the trip handicappers on this site who are much more skilled in that craft than I am.
That being said, Migliore is tough on the front end and this particular race doesn't seem to sport a whole lot of early foot. The bottom horse ran really well at Colonial when probably going a bit farther than he likes. However, if he runs a true race, the only way Desert Code isn't cruising out front is if Flores asks for a bit more early zip from Albertus Maximus, something he has shown in the past.
To answer your question though, I personally do not like Tiago at all, considering his price should be way too low.
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