UK trainers won all three feature events on this card last year including David Simcock, who landed this with Caspar Netscher. He runs TERROR this time around and he may well be good enough having finished second in Listed company at Newmarket just last week. The Great War won a Listed race at the Curragh for Ballydoyle and has since joined Wesley Ward. Runner-up in a stakes race at Saratoga last time, he finished ahead of Cylcogenisis, but Sweet Luca and Spring To The Sky look bigger threats having won their latest outings.
Summation Time (USA) 11-2 (8-4) 3w, no match late, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Shore Runner (8-11) at Saratoga 5f stks gd in Aug.
Cyclogenisis (USA) 13-5fav (8-9) Traffic to 1/16p, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Ready For Rye (8-11) at Saratoga 5f stks gd in Aug.
Passion For Action (USA) 19-10fav (8-5) Led midstr,ridden out, won at Woodbine 7f fst in Sep beating Speightsong (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bye Bye Bernie (USA) 55-1 (8-9) 3w into stretch, 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Sweet Luca (8-9) at Kentucky Downs 6f stks gd in Sep.
Excaper (USA) 18-5fav (8-9) Failed to hold late, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Money Talker (8-9) at Woodbine 1m gd in Aug.
The Great War (USA) 9-2 (8-5) Chased 3-2w, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Ready For Rye (8-11) at Saratoga 5f stks gd in Aug.
Terror (IRE) 10-3fav (9-0) Raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden to lead and edged right entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Mistrusting (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Crysta's Court (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Rail,no late response, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind She's Explosive (8-7) at Woodbine 6f gd in Aug.
Sweet Luca (USA) 13-1 (8-9) Inside to stretch, won at Kentucky Downs 6f stks gd in Sep beating Holy Lute (8-13) by nk, 11 ran.
Spring To The Sky (USA) 17-4 (8-6) Rail, pace, driving, won at Laurel Park 6f stks fm in Sep beating Night Officer (8-6) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sylven Park (USA) 12-5fav (8-0) Drftd wide,up in time, won at Gulfstream 5f gd in Aug beating El Botas (8-9) by hd, 9 ran.