2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Preview Part 2

George Vancouver is a fascinating contender by Henrythenavigator (who knew a thing or two about Breeders' Cup runs himself). The Coolmore team expect a lot from this one and he looks like he's been crying out for more ground if you really look at his recent runs. This is his first stretch out to the mile distance and he'll be looking to move forward after the place finish in the Dewhurst Stakes. Still only a maiden winner, he has been getting attention from the bookmakers for a while now.

Gervinho is a local runner coming out for Carla Gaines. He's a colt by top California sire Unusual Heat and is undefeated in his two race career. He broke his maiden late in the Del Mar meet and then won the ungraded Zuma Beach Stakes during the second weekend of the Santa Anita meet.

He gets an outside post position but his trainer is going great guns at the moment and he hasn't been bested yet on the local circuit. Unusual Heats are bred for the Santa Anita turf course and he looks a specialist contender for this race.

Look for I'mboundtoscore to make a real statement here if he can get a similar type of race to what he's had before. Unraced at Santa Anita so far, he's had five efforts on five different tracks. He won the Grade 2 Summer Stakes at Woodbine with a frontrunning trip – hitting a career-high 90 figure. That was over yielding turf, however and the figures will need to improve if he really wants the win here.

Anybody looking to back the genuine early speed threat in this race will be looking to get aboard Joha, who turns out for Bluegrass Equine Bloodstock. Trained by Mike Maker, he was able to steal the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland on the polytrack with the words “stubborn” looking prominent on his comment line. He's never finished off the board and looks good value for money.