There’s one horse coming into the Travers with a pattern I love, and at the price I will have to play.

The pattern is lightly-races, late developing three-year old, with three straight beyer increases.

The horse is Scars are Cool. Stanley Hough’s charge has gone from the 70s to the 80s to a 92 in a visually impressive score earlier in the meet. A Malibu Moon colt, the distance should not be an overwhelming challenge.

The pattern reminds me of Unshaded years ago, who came in off a similar pattern to nail Albert the Great at the wire.

One more step forward places Scars Are Cool squarely in the mix here. The morning line is 30-1. I suspect backstretch buzz may have him not quite that high, but for me will be a must-include in multirace and exotic wagers.