Verdict

The progressive Princess Zoe travels over from Ireland on the back of a Listed success at Galway and will handle the testing ground. She’s preferred to compatriot Barbados but CALL THE WIND will take all the beating. The latter just missed out in last year’s renewal when beaten less than a length but won this in 2018 and Freddie Head’s charge arrives on the back of a Group 2 victory at Deauville. Think Of Me finished in front Sublimis when runner-up over 2m here and the former has won in heavy going in the past while the German raider Windstoss has a bit to find with several of these.

Formwatch

Windstoss (GER) (8-13) 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Called To The Bar (8-13) at ParisLongchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.

Sublimis (IRE) (8-13) 3rd of 7, 2l behind Called To The Bar (8-13) at ParisLongchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.

Cacophonous 11-2 (9-0) Mid-division, good headway after 4f to take close order, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 18l behind Encryption (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.

Alkuin (IRE) (8-13) 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Get Shirty (8-13) at Deauville 1m 7f lst stks gd in Aug.

Call The Wind (9-4) won at Deauville 1m 7f Grp 2 sft in Aug beating Ashrun (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

Barbados (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along in 7th 3f out, ridden in 7th on outer 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Search For A Song (9-8) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.

Think Of Me (GER) (8-11) 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Called To The Bar (8-13) at ParisLongchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.

Apadanah (GER) (9-2) 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Quian (9-6) at Dortmund 1m 6f Grp 3 in Sep.

Princess Zoe (GER) 2-1fav (9-9) Chased leaders towards outer, 7th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge entering straight, led and quickly asserted, won at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Sep beating Barrington Court (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.