Montaly won the Lonsdale Cup at York in August but was well beaten in this last year. Brandon Castle is a progressive handicapper upped in class by Archie Watson but Renneti won a Group 3 contest at Naas for Willie Mullins last month and could figure. Last year’s winner Vazirabad beat Mille Et Mille to win the Prix du Cadran at Chantilly last month and got the better of Holdthasigreen before that. He should make another bold bid though the three-year-olds all have a chance this year including German challenger Oriental Eagle and Group 2 winner Ice Breeze. But KITESURF makes most appeal on these terms after going close in a Group 2 over 1m4f at Chantilly and it’s Andre Fabre’s filly that gets the nod.
Vazirabad (FR) (9-2) won at Chantilly 2m 4f Grp 1 sft in Sep beating Mille Et Mille (9-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Montaly 15-2 (9-6) Held up behind, outpaced 4f out, never threatened leaders, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Desert Skyline (8-5) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 (1) gs in Sep.
Brandon Castle 6-4fav (10-6) Taken to post early, made most, ridden clear final furlong, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Vindicator (9-6) by 6l, 8 ran.
Holdthasigreen (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Vazirabad (9-4) at Chantilly 1m 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep.
Renneti (FR) 4-5fav (9-8) Raced in 2nd, closed approaching straight, led over 2f out, asserted and stayed on best from 1f out, comfortably, won at Naas 2m Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep beating Stars Over The Sea (9-8) by 5l, 4 ran.
Mille Et Mille (9-2) 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Vazirabad (9-2) at Chantilly 2m 4f Grp 1 sft in Sep.
Ice Breeze (9-2) won at Chantilly 1m 7f Grp 2 sft in Sep beating Call To Mind (9-2) by shd, 9 ran.
Oriental Eagle (GER) (8-11) won at Dortmund 1m 6f Grp 3 sft in Sep beating Moonshiner (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Kitesurf (8-8) 3rd of 8, nk behind The Juliet Rose (9-1) at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 2 fll sft in Sep.
