I'm assuming Eight on Eighteen wins the Daily News, he will carry 57kgs, Sail the Sea won't carry more than 53/54kgs, as he will grade 1 placed but no more.
The western cape 3 yr olds are very strong.
Why won't Eight on Eighteen run? He will carry 60kgs next year, and his top rival Oriental Charm will carry 60kgs this year, where as last year he had to carry 53/54 kgs?
if Eight on Eighteen was the best miler or had an international campaign imminent i would understand, but over this distance he has no rivals. As a young 3yr old he won the Met 6 months earlier, running away from then at the line, beating the same horses although he had a weight pull. He will carry 3kgs more but he has surely matured more in the interim.
I personally think See it Again is a 1600m to 1800m horse in best mode, beyond the Cape Derby where Charles dickens didn't see it out and was on shakey legs, he has not done the best over this distance
I think the draws will be crucial in this race, as Eight on Eighteen will need a centre draw as he takes a while to get going, and Sail the Sea needs a front row draw to get first run on the field. Snaith run him in the July if he didn't think he would stay
