Interesting to see them drop Kandidate to gr3 level. If he is on a going day, they won't see which way he goes and he will win 10 lengths. However, he is a tough horse to win with, so you couldn't put all your confidence in him to do the job.
Callan rides Formal Decree? Must be his first ride for Godolphin. He wouldn't be out of this, but unlike Kandidate, he might find giving weight away to in form rivals too dificult. Blue Ksar won very nicely last time, but that was only a listed race, this looks much tougher. He failed to justify market support in a similar race at Epsom earlier this summer and he may find one or two too good for him tomorrow.
If it turns out to be a tactical race (which is unlikely), Halicarnassus would have a squeek, but he hasn't shown enough form this year to suggest he will be up to winning this.
Hearthstead Maison. Well, what i can i say about him other than he is HUGE. Have you seen this fella run? He is so big his legs could be in four different countries. Doesn't stop him running fast though, he might not be quite good enough, but he will certainly give it his all.
Rudry Dragon...... well, he will complete in his own time.
Zaham has been one of my favourites this year. He has everything you want in a racehorse, speed, class and guts. He often takes to the lead (or close to it) and just stays there by fighting off any horses that want to challenge him. He is well up to gr3 standard. He gets a stone from Formal Decree and Kandidate and i think he is the most likely winner.
This race revolves around Kandidate, though. This is his easiest task for sometime now and if he is in the right mood he may take some stopping.
Between Kandidate and Zaham for me.
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