Just The Judge won this for Charlie Hills' last year and the Irish filly CURVY looks to have every chance in this year's renewal. A disappointment in a Grade 1 at Belmont last time, this looks easier and she should have the measure of compatriot Devonshire and Sylvester Kirk's Sandown Group 3 winner Nakuti. The latter beat Talmada on that occasion while French raider Yaazy remains unexposed and has gone close in a Group 3 at Deauville. White Rose beat Eastern Belle at Saratoga last month but Strut The Course is preferred having landed a Grade 2 here on her latest start.
Yaazy (IRE) 10-11fav (9-1) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f lst stks sft in Sep beating Five Fifteen (8-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Rosalind (USA) 6-4fav (8-10) Hit gate,2p2nd,3w1/4, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Distorted Beauty (8-8) at Saratoga 1m 1f gd in Aug.
Button Down 15-2 (8-1) Bid last 1/8,outfinish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Strut The Course (8-9) at Woodbine 1m 1f stks (1) fm in Sep.
Devonshire (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) Chased leader in 2nd, led 3f out, asserted 2f out, ridden and 3-lengths clear 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Listowel 1m 1f lst stks (1) hvy in Sep beating Alive Alive Oh (9-4) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Lacy (GER) 33-1 (8-11) Broke slowly, 7th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Secret Gesture (8-11) at Arlington 1m 1f stks (1) fm in Aug.
Strut The Course (USA) 19-5fav (8-9) Bid 16th out,drvg, won at Woodbine 1m 1f stks (1) fm in Sep beating Button Down (8-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nakuti (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards raer, headway on outside and ridden 2f out, chasing leaders when rider dropped reins over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Sandown 1m Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Aug beating Blond Me (8-9) by nk, 13 ran.
White Rose (USA) 9-1 (8-6) Inside,2p3/16,bid,best, won at Saratoga 1m 3f stks gd in Sep beating Eastern Belle (8-6) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Curvy 6-4fav (8-9) Pinch brk, 3-4w turns, 5th of 10, 7l behind Stephanie's Kitten (8-9) at Belmont Park 1m 2f stks sft in Oct.
Eastern Belle 11-2 (8-6) 2p,angld4w5/16,bid3/16, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind White Rose (8-6) at Saratoga 1m 3f stks gd in Sep.
Uchenna (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) 3w to 5w,all out, 4th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Strut The Course (8-9) at Woodbine 1m 1f stks (1) fm in Sep.
Talmada (USA) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gf in Sep beating Speedy Boarding (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.