It was soft ground when Dame Malliot won a Group 2 at Newmarket in July. Wonderful Tonight beat Valia and Laburnum when landing a Group 3 on a trip over to Deauville last month and the latter had earlier found Even So too good at Naas with Ger Lyon’s filly going on to win the Irish Oaks at the Curragh - she has leading claims on that form. Tarnawa returned to action with a Group 3 success for John Oxx at Cork while Grand Glory finished in front of Mashael when placed at Deauville. The latter’s stablemate Alkandora finished behind RAABIHAH at the same track last month and, a close-up fourth in the French Oaks earlier, Jean-Claude Rouget filly is fancied to go close in this as her trainer fancies her chances in next month’s Arc. She is expected to take another step forward today tackling 1m4f for the first time.
Grand Glory (9-4) 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Ebaiyra (8-9) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 2 sft in Aug.
Tarnawa (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Mid-division, 6th halfway, good headway on outer over 2f out, headway to lead under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Cork 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Aug beating Cayenne Pepper (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Mashael (FR) (9-4) 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Ebaiyra (8-9) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 2 sft in Aug.
Dame Malliot (9-2) 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Donjah (9-2) at Cologne 1m 4f Grp 1 stks gd in Aug.
Valia (FR) (8-11) 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Wonderful Tonight (8-11) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 hvy in Aug.
Raabihah (USA) (8-12) won at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 3 stks gd in Aug beating Wangari (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Alkandora (8-13) 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Tawkeel (8-13) at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 2 sft in Aug.
Laburnum (IRE) (8-11) 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Wonderful Tonight (8-11) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 hvy in Aug.
Even So (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and closer when switched left 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out and led 150 yards out, kept on well, won at Curragh 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) Yielding in Jul beating Cayenne Pepper (9-2) by 2l, 8 ran.
Wonderful Tonight (FR) (8-11) won at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 hvy in Aug beating Valia (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.