I must confess ignorance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>When I first saw the letters DPCD V, I was thinking I got a bad scrabble draw and was in dire need of a vowel. Upon further review however, I\u2019ve learned that the DPCD V is a series of horse races that\u2019s probably topped only by the Breeders\u2019 Bowl in regard to the competitiveness and quality it provides. It will most likely be the last race of the year for these entrants and I can\u2019t think of a better way to cap off a big year than to earn a win this week — especially for a two-year old sprinter. Let\u2019s take a look at the field in this year\u2019s running of the DPCD V Juvenile Sprint Championship<\/B>. 1\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Desert Sniper\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(greenappl6)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Action This Day colt gets the rail, but has zero speed to take advantage of it and his last trio have been particularly ugly. Failed to hit 80 on the speed dial in his last pair — finishing behind Timeless Event <\/B>and the filly, Jacobite Hot Sauce <\/B>— and you have to think this week\u2019s winner will fire a 90 plus. Would be as big a surprise as Action This Day was in his Breeders\u2019 Cup shocker… 2\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Staple It Together\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(fairfax) <\/SPAN><\/B>– One of four in here at 15-1 and, like the rail horse, he\u2019s another who lacks any of the speed needed to take advantage of his inside post. Doesn\u2019t really have the look of a contender this week — top speed figure is light and his lone graded stakes try resulted in a fifth place finish behind Bermuda<\/B> back in May and in the six months since then he has shown little, if any, improvement and he\u2019d need to improve leaps and bounds to have any kind of shot in here… 3\u00a0 <\/SPAN>More Magic\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(michaelo)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Lightning fast son of Forestry has been favored every time he\u2019s entered a starting gate. He has yet to be tested in the early stages of a race thus far and, as he draws inside of all the speed, you can\u2019t really see anything changing with that scenario this week. He has yet to try graded stakes foes and with only four starts (three wins) on the docket, his lack of experience might be a concern, but you can also make a case that he\u2019s got the most upside of anyone in this bunch. Post position, current form, and possible upside make him a top candidate for the picture taking… 4\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jacobite Hot Sauce\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(thearkle)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Bargain bred by Temescal Ridge is the lone filly in the field and, yeah she beat boys earlier this year, but she\u2019s coming into this after getting trounced by her own kind in the last two and she\u2019s facing a tougher field of boys than she faced earlier this year. She may have disliked the distance in the last two, but she\u2019d also shown she was capable of performing well in a route earlier this year as well. No problem seeing a speedy gal take on the boys and she is a G-1 placed sprinter, but really would have liked to see her come into this with some sharper races against her own gender… 5\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Early Peak (IRE)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(stupor8)<\/SPAN><\/B> – In Excess (IRE) colt gives the field another closer and, after a slow start to his career, he\u2019s improved nicely and topped the accomplishments of his stakes winning half-brother with a nice G-2 win two back. Failed the route test in his latest, but so too have a lot of these and you can\u2019t really penalize for not wanting to run long. Style is similar to Bermuda<\/B> and, like that one, he probably needs to continue to improve to finish on top this week, but that\u2019s not impossible… 6\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Morph The Cat\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(trotter2)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Model of consistency until the two-turn failure in last and that\u2019s a shame, because he had been making such steady progress sprinting up until that point. Cat Thief colt should be able to make some noise in this field — top speed figure fits with these and, while many in here seem to be stone-cold closers or one-dimensional speedsters, he has shown some good tactical speed. Getting all the marbles might be a stretch, but have to think he has a good chance of scooping a few this week… 7\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Rio Secco\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(fatattack2)<\/SPAN><\/B> – The ultimate X factor — he hasn\u2019t been seen sprinting since the maiden breaker and, unlike many of these, he\u2019s actually proven himself a pretty good router — despite the dismal showing last out in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile. Willing to draw a line through that race as a lot of good horses don\u2019t fire in those deep fields, but what to make of the turn back in distance this week? Well, he broke his maiden coming from way back, fired a pretty good speed figure (for a two-year old in May), and should have plenty of heat to chase in this one too. Wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see him make a good showing, but tough, tough call no matter how you slice it… 8\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Timeless Event\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(reddog)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Another with Forestry in his pedigree and, like that one, the name of his game is speed. He\u2019s hit the exacta in his last four and snapped a string of three runner-up finishes by topping stakes foes in last. Unfortunately, the three runner-up finishes say more about him than the stakes win — while there\u2019s no doubt he\u2019s fast, he\u2019s also prone to getting a wee bit leg weary in the stretch. His best shot at winning involves getting an easy lead and hoping he\u2019s got enough left when they turn for home, but that\u2019s probably too much to ask with More Magic<\/B> on his inside. Not sold on his chances… 9\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Adhesive\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(thebaker2)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Cozzene colt shares some of Rio<\/B> Secco<\/B>\u2019s attributes — he\u2019s a successful router who didn\u2019t run a lick in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile. He bounced back from that lackluster effort with a nice runner-up try in last however and that makes the move to a G-1 sprint all the more perplexing. He\u2019s tried this before and the result was a sixth place finish in the G-1 Hoserhead Juvenile — a race in which he finished behind some nice customers like Rattle My Chain (AUS) <\/B>and Syn City<\/B>. You have to think routing is his calling — he looked like a legitimate Bluegrass Derby contender three back when he won the G-2 North Fork Stakes and he beat a couple nice customers in that one, namely Rattle My Chain (AUS) <\/B>and Syn City<\/B>. See my point? 10\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bermuda\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(super7)<\/SPAN><\/B> – So he\u2019s probably not on the Corporation\u2019s long list of Derby hopefuls, but he is undefeated playing the sprint game and comes into this off a career best speed figure last out when seen doing what he does best. Aims for his third graded stakes win of the year and while he\u2019s probably the best closer in the field, he\u2019s probably going to need another career best to get the job done this week and that certainly isn\u2019t a given as he makes his debut in G-1 company. Would be a mild surprise in my book if he were to get the win this week… 11\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Cape Wrath\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(buffy9)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Huge effort in last followed four so-so races and, while a repeat of it makes him a contender in here, you can\u2019t automatically assume he\u2019s really that good. It\u2019s not uncommon for a two-year old to take a giant leap this time of the year, but this is a tough spot for him — 6-1 in last despite being the only stakes winner in the field suggest he\u2019s never really been that well regarded. Might turn out to be a nice one, but need to see an encore performance before jumping on the bandwagon… 12\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Syn City\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(xxxstable)<\/SPAN><\/B> – You and I colt is the number one ranked turf sprinter for his age division and, if that\u2019s not enough for you, he\u2019s G-1 placed on both surfaces and has banked over half a million dollars. Speed is the name of his game, but he\u2019s much more effective when he gets the early lead and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to be the case this week as he as a couple of wicked speed horses well inside of him. Would love to have a horse with his versatility in my barn, but don\u2019t think he\u2019s a real threat for the win this week… 13\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mozart\u2019s Quest\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(griffeyjr)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Most experienced horse in the race also has the dubious distinction of being the longest shot on the board. Sixth in his last duo — the latter of those being the somewhat proverbial route failure, but he beat a future graded stakes winner, Henianlauch<\/B>, back in July so he does have a sliver of talent in his withers, but he simply hasn\u2019t progressed and that\u2019s a problem. With eleven races under his belt I\u2019m not sure he can make the necessary improvement to even hit the board this week… 14\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Edgewater (IRE)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(lenny7)<\/SPAN><\/B> – Sometimes a breeder\u2019s best laid plans go horribly awry. Sometimes you go to the breeding stable so certain you\u2019ve bred the next English or Irish Derby winner and then your little guy turns two, goes to the turf course, and shows you that there\u2019s nothing more he\u2019d like to do than sprint on dirt. Fortunately for our superstar trainer, this speedy, stakes winning son of turf monster Montjeu (IRE) has proven to be a pretty solid horse on the dirt. But he\u2019s probably not this solid — the speed figures are a little light for these and all that speed from this post probably means he just gets hung wide early and that\u2019s not what you want from a guy that tired going four and half furlongs last out. 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