Saint Polo heads into this seventeen-furlong Newton Abbot contest narrowly behind the top-rated Lightning Flash on these assessments, but a fitness edge over that rival makes the gap look less significant than it appears on paper, and over this stamina-testing trip that sharpness could prove decisive. Lightning Flash remains the chief threat and must be respected, while Cogital and Princess of Ballea are capable of outrunning their ratings if conditions suit. Saint Polo is the selection.