VAZIRABAD will be a warm order for this having comfortably beaten Big Blue, Pilansberg and Gaius Caesar to land a Group 3 contest over track and trip last time. A four-timer looks in the grasp of Alain De Royre-Dupre's progressive charge. Big Blue had earlier beaten Pilansberg to win a Listed race at Deauville but UK raider The Twisler is also a Listed winner having scored at Goodwood in August for Jane Chapple-Hyam and he should go well. Tiberian is something of an unknown quantity after picking up a modest three-runner affair at Fontainebleau but Khareef looks up against it in this grade.
Pilansberg 13-2 (8-11) 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Vazirabad (8-9) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.
Vazirabad (FR) 3-1fav (8-9) won at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep beating Big Blue (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Big Blue 15-8fav (8-9) 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Vazirabad (8-9) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.
Tiberian (FR) (9-2) won at Fontainebleau 1m 5f stks sft in Sep beating Daramakfi (8-10) by 1l, 7 ran.
Khareef (IRE) (8-11) 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ming Dynasty (8-11) at Clairefontaine 1m 4f lst stks (1) hvy in Aug.
The Twisler 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, smooth headway on outside into 2nd going well over 3f out, challenged between horses 2f out, led well over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Goodwood 1m 6f lst stks (1) sft in Aug beating Fun Mac (9-7) by 3l, 6 ran.
Gaius Caesar (FR) 8-1 (8-9) 5th of 6, 3l behind Vazirabad (8-9) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.
