Candarliya won a Group 2 over 1m6f at Saint-Cloud in July but this shorter trip is no problem while Charlie Appleby’s Endless Time won the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock in the same month. But the latter ran a shocker in the Yorkshire Oaks last time and another Group 2 winner in HIGHLANDS QUEEN is preferred. The three-year-old filly is still improving judged on the way she dotted-up at Deauville last month and is preferred to another recent Deauville winner in Left Hand. Golden Valentine beat The Juliet Rose in a Group 3, also at Deauville, but this looks tougher.
Candarliya (FR) (9-3) 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Nearly Caught (9-4) at Deauville 1m 7f Grp 2 gd in Aug.
Endless Time (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Close up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, dist behind Seventh Heaven (8-11) at York 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gf in Aug.
Golden Valentine (FR) (8-9) won at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 stks gd in Aug beating The Juliet Rose (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
The Juliet Rose (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Golden Valentine (8-9) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 stks gd in Aug.
Highlands Queen (FR) (8-7) won at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug beating Mango Tango (8-7) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Left Hand (8-11) won at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 3 stks gd in Jul beating Lakalas (8-11) by nk, 7 ran.