Aidan O’Brien bids to win this for the third time in succession and runs three. Derby winner SERPENTINE is partnered by Christophe Soumillon for his first outing since that wide-margin shock victory at Epsom when English King was back in fifth and stablemate Mogul further behind. The latter has subsequently won a Group 3 at Goodwood when Highland Chief finished runner-up with English King a disappointing fourth while Group 3 winner Nobel Prize makes up the Ballydoyle contingent. German Derby winner In Swoop has plenty of scope for further improvement though collateral form gives him something to find with French Derby fifth and subsequent Group 2 winner Port Guillaume, who also had the measure of Gold Trip at Saint-Cloud earlier.
Hayzum (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 9, 3l behind Mykiss (8-13) at Clairefontaine 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Port Guillaume (FR) (9-3) won at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Aug beating Ketil (9-3) by 3l, 6 ran.
Nobel Prize (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Broke well, soon led, 3 lengths clear after 2f, increased advantage 3f out, reduced lead and ridden over 1f out, drifted right final 150 yards, soon ridden and edged left, kept on under pressure, just held on, won at Dundalk 1m 3f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Jul beating Indicative Vote (9-5) by ns, 6 ran.
Gold Trip (FR) (9-2) 11th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Mishriff (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 2f Grp 1 gs in Jul.
In Swoop (IRE) (9-2) won at Hamburg 1m 4f Grp 1 gs in Jul beating Torquator Tasso (9-2) by 3/4l, 19 ran.
Highland Chief (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) In touch, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Pyledriver (9-3) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Lord Achilles (FR) (8-13) 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind King Pacha (8-13) at Deauville 1m 1f stks pol in Aug.
Mogul 85-40fav (9-0) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Pyledriver (9-3) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Serpentine (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Made all, went clear from 10f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jul beating Khalifa Sat (9-0) by 5 1/2l, 16 ran.
English King (FR) 5-4fav (9-1) Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, plugged on in 4th final strides, no chance with leading trio, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Mogul (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul.
