Lava Man Fans

[Rupert Pupkin]

It will be interesting to see if he runs as well out of the detention barn this weekend. Due to O'Neil's positive test last week, Lava Man will have to be confined to the detention barn 24 hours prior to the Gold Cup. Even if the horse does not run well, this does not necessarily prove anything. If he runs poorly, it could be due to the horse not liking being in unfamiliar surrounding for 24 hours.
Even if the horse regresses by 4 lengths, he will probably still win. I think it will be a pretty weak field and probably a very small field. I would not expect it to be more than a 6 horse field.