Glass Slippers was unable to repeat last year’s Prix de l’Abbaye success at Longchamp last month. She beat today’s reserve Equilateral when landing the Flying Five at the Curragh before that but Kevin Ryan’s filly faces a different test in this open renewal. Most of the home sprinters are old foes with Got Stormy beating Into Mystic a nose here last month and Imprimis getting the better of Front Run The Fed and Bombard at Kentucky Downs when the latter pair dead-heated for second. Leinster beat Extravagant Kid with Just Might further behind over track and trip recently and has every chance but a speculative vote goes to OLEKSANDRA. She’s been hard to keep right having had just the seven outings so far but Neil Drysdale’s mare is a smart sprinter on her day and won a Grade 1 at Belmont in June with Texas Wedge back in third.
Big Runnuer (USA) 6-4fav (8-12) Sped clear,held safely, won at Santa Anita 5f stks gd in Sep beating Wildman Jack (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Just Might (USA) 6-1 (8-8) Inside upper, yielded, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Leinster (8-10) at Keeneland 5f stks gd in Oct.
Imprimis (USA) 3-1fav (8-9) Shuffled, came again, won at Kentucky Downs 6f stks sft in Sep beating Front Run The Fed (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Front Run The Fed (USA) 9-2 (8-9) Lng drv btw,even terms, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Imprimis (8-9) at Kentucky Downs 6f stks sft in Sep.
Wet Your Whistle (USA) 17-2 (9-0) Lite bmp st,2w,ask3/16, won at Belmont Park 6f stks gd in Oct beating Chewing Gum (8-12) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
Glass Slippers (9-7) 2nd of 11, nk behind Wooded (9-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Leinster (USA) 14-5fav (8-10) Edged clear, held late, won at Keeneland 5f stks gd in Oct beating Extravagant Kid (8-8) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Oleksandra (AUS) 9-4fav (8-5) Bumped st, good finish, won at Belmont Park 6f stks gd in Jun beating Kanthaka (8-8) by nk, 8 ran.
Into Mystic (USA) 9-2 (8-8) 2-3p5/16,clear,nailed, 2nd of 10, shd behind Got Stormy (8-12) at Keeneland 5f fll stks gd in Oct.
Bombard (USA) 18-1 (8-9) Lng drv str,even terms, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Imprimis (8-9) at Kentucky Downs 6f stks sft in Sep.
Wildman Jack (USA) 5-2 (9-0) Inside, angled 4wd, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Big Runnuer (8-12) at Santa Anita 5f stks gd in Sep.
Got Stormy (USA) 9-10fav (8-12) 2-3w,6w3/16,lunged,up, won at Keeneland 5f fll stks gd in Oct beating Into Mystic (8-8) by shd, 10 ran.
Texas Wedge (USA) 2-1jfav (8-13) Rate btw,mv,angl,even, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Hollis (8-9) at Pimlico 5f stks fm in Oct.
Extravagant Kid (USA) 19-5 (8-8) Late kick, not enough, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Leinster (8-10) at Keeneland 5f stks gd in Oct.
Equilateral 13-8fav (9-1) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon switched sharply left, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Lazuli (9-0) at Newbury 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Chaos Theory (USA) 4-1 (8-8) Rallied str, gaining, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Leinster (8-10) at Keeneland 5f stks gd in Oct.
Archidust (USA) 14-5jfav (8-12) Pinch st,3w,6w1/8,rlly, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Wet Your Whistle (9-0) at Belmont Park 6f stks gd in Oct.
Bulletproof One (USA) 17-10fav (8-12) Brk out,bpd,stayed clr, won at Santa Anita 5f stks gd in Sep beating Aqua Seaform Shame (8-8) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.