Pivotal Attack arrives here with a progressive profile that sets him apart from much of this fifteen-runner field, and the clock has consistently backed up what the eye has seen, lending confidence that his form is genuine rather than flattered. He sits a pound behind the top-rated Faiyum on our assessments, but that narrow gap looks bridgeable given Pivotal Attack holds a fitness edge and has been moving in the right direction, whereas Faiyum may need to prove as much on fitness. Princess Child, two pounds below our selection, and Sindria are respected dangers who could run into a place on good ground over this nine-furlong trip at the Curragh, so the race is far from a formality. On balance, the progressive case for Pivotal Attack is the most compelling in the field, and he is our selection.