Enable bids to win this for the third time and it would be a fitting end to a brilliant career if she does so. But she found one too good on similar testing going in last year’s renewal and the value may lie elsewhere. Stablemate and high-class stayer Stradivarius has form in soft but has been beaten twice over today’s trip this year including over course and distance last month while Sottsass and Japan finished third and fourth respectively in this last year. The latter has won in heavy ground in the past though his full-brother and stable companion MOGUL (NAP) has yet to encounter a testing surface. Aidan O’Brien’s progressive colt won the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris here in good style last time with another Ballydoyle runner and Derby winner Serpentine, supplemented for this, behind and Ryan Moore’s mount may not have finished improving yet. German Derby winner In Swoop has come in for support but finished runner-up to the selection last time while multiple Group 1 winner Persian King has yet to race over this far and was well beaten in heavy ground in August. Way To Paris has a bit to find with a couple of these and though Jean-Claude Rouget holds the filly Raabihah in high regard, she came up short in last month’s Prix Vermeille trial here.
Persian King (IRE) (9-3) won at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 1 stks gd in Sep beating Pinatubo (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Royal Julius (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Stex (8-9) at San Siro 1m 2f Grp 2 gd in Sep.
Way To Paris (9-3) 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Anthony Van Dyck (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 2 gd in Sep.
Stradivarius (IRE) (9-3) 2nd of 6, shd behind Anthony Van Dyck (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 2 gd in Sep.
Sottsass (FR) 5-1 (9-9) Ran 4th, closer approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Magical (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Enable 1-14fav (9-9) Reared slightly start but soon recovered to lead, made all, easily, won at Kempton 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep beating Kirstenbosch (9-2) by 7l, 6 ran.
Deirdre (JPN) 13-2 (9-7) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind Fancy Blue (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Gold Trip (FR) (9-3) 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Mogul (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Sep.
Chachnak (FR) (9-1) won at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 3 stks gd in Sep beating Hurricane Dream (8-12) by shd, 8 ran.
In Swoop (IRE) (9-3) 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Mogul (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Sep.
Raabihah (USA) (8-11) 2nd of 10, 3l behind Tarnawa (9-5) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Sep.
Japan 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Magical (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Sovereign (IRE) 5-2fav (9-11) Led, ridden and headed under 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Search For A Song (9-8) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Mogul (9-3) won at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Sep beating In Swoop (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Serpentine (IRE) (9-3) 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Mogul (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Sep.
