Last year’s runner-up Patrick Sarsfield has yet to reproduce that effort but is preferred to compatriot Cadillac if doing so today. Dubai Honour made a winning trip over to Deauville last time when landing a Group 2 contest for the Haggas yard while Dante runner-up Megallan returned to winning ways at Salisbury and both make more appeal than Lingfield Derby Trial winner Third Realm. Magny Cours beat a subsequent winner in Listed company at Clairefontaine and that looks stronger form than Dawn Intello's defeat of Kenway here but French Derby fourth SAIYDABAD picked-up a Group 3 at the same Longchamp fixture and Jean-Claude Rouget’s colt may not have finished improving yet.
Dawn Intello (FR) (9-1) won at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 3 gs in Sep beating Seachange (8-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Magny Cours (USA) (8-13) won at Clairefontaine 1m 1f lst gs in Aug beating Raabihah (8-13) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Kenway (FR) (9-1) 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Dawn Intello (9-1) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 3 gs in Sep.
Patrick Sarsfield (FR) 33-1 (9-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, dropped to last 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 8 1/4l behind St Mark's Basilica (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Dubai Honour (IRE) (9-2) won at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 2 stks gs in Aug beating Pretty Tiger (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Saiydabad (USA) (8-13) won at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 3 gs in Sep beating Lord Charming (8-13) by shd, 8 ran.
Third Realm 5-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Yibir (9-0) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Cadillac (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Tracked 2p, weakened, 9th of 11, 7 3/4l behind State Of Rest (8-10) at Saratoga 1m 1f stks gd in Aug.
Megallan 7-4fav (8-10) Close up, switched left over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed briefly entering final furlong, ran on, won at Salisbury 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug beating Sir Busker (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran.
Adhamo (IRE) (9-3) 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Bellharbour Music (8-13) at Deauville 1m Grp 3 stks gs in Aug.