Charlie Appleby has sent out the last two winners of this contest but Master Of The Seas has an outside draw to contend with. Mawj is another Godolphin runner with a chance as the 1000 Guineas winner returned to action with a Grade 1 victory at Keeneland and will be looking to take the lead. The French filly Kelina won a Group 1 race on easy ground over 7f at Longchamp while Songline is a winner at the highest level back home in Japan. Casa Creed has failed to place in three previous attempts at the Breeders’ Cup but Gina Romantica has more scope while SHIRL’S SPEIGHT used the Woodbine Mile as a prep-race as he did last year before finishing an unlucky runner-up in this. He failed to get a clear run on that occasion and could be in the mix once again at a big price.
Shirl's Speight (USA) 4-1 (8-12) Angled 8w,bmpd late, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Master Of The Seas (8-12) at Woodbine 1m stks gd in Sep.
Gina Romantica (USA) 11-1 (8-12) Ins 3/8,angl 5w,surged, won at Keeneland 1m stks gd in Oct beating In Italian (8-12) by hd, 8 ran.
Casa Creed (USA) 9-5 (8-13) 3wide turns,rallied,up, won at Saratoga 1m Grp 1 hcp gd in Aug beating Annapolis (8-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Win Carnelian (JPN) 20-1 (9-0) Led, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Elton Barows (8-9) at Tokyo 1m 1f gf in Oct.
Lucky Score (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Full of run fence st, 2nd of 13, hd behind Big Invasion (8-9) at Woodbine 6f stks fm in Oct.
Mawj (IRE) 13-10fav (8-9) Spurtd clear,held well, won at Keeneland 1m 1f fll gd in Oct beating Lindy (8-9) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Masteroffoxhounds (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Stalk,bid outsd,denied, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Balladeer (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m 2f stks gd in Oct.
Du Jour (USA) 4-1 (8-10) Waited ins,angld,clear, won at Del Mar 1m stks gd in Sep beating Exaulted (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Astronomer (USA) 17-2 (8-10) Ins,yielded grudgingly, 2nd of 9, nk behind Hong Kong Harry (8-12) at Santa Anita 1m stks gd in Oct.
Songline (JPN) 4-5fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and good headway from 2f out, stayed on well, 2nd of 12, shd behind Elton Barows (8-9) at Tokyo 1m 1f gf in Oct.
Kelina (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at ParisLongchamp 7f Grp 1 gs in Oct beating Kinross (9-2) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
More Than Looks (USA) 13-8fav (8-8) 3w,6p1/4,good kck,clrd, won at Churchill Downs 1m stks gd in Sep beating Smokey Mandate (8-6) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Master Of The Seas (IRE) 6-5fav (9-0) Ins 5/16,angl 5w,missd, 2nd of 9, shd behind Up To The Mark (9-0) at Keeneland 1m stks gd in Oct.
Exaulted (USA) 19-10fav (9-0) Fracts,ins,traffic str, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Du Jour (8-10) at Del Mar 1m stks gd in Sep.
