Sam HoustonSat, May 17, 2025

VP ROCKET RYON (4) is a 18-start maiden who went close to shedding the tag last time when second over 1f180yards at Remington Park (Dirt). Close to a win and gets his chance here. DAYBREAK N DASH (6) comes here off a break of six-and-a-half months. Worth noting he filled a minor placing when returning from a lay-off last prep over 1f130yards at this track. Has switched to the Shae L Cox yard. Should be hard to stop. A TEMPTING PROPOSAL (3) comes here off a break of 11 weeks. Worth noting he filled a minor placing when returning from a lay-off last prep over 2f at Louisiana Downs. Has to be respected. EYE B BAD (8) is a seven-start maiden who finished fifth, beaten 1.5 lengths, when resuming from a lay-off last start over 1f130yards at this track (Dirt). Should progress from that last outing and poses a genuine threat.