Wonderful Tonight had been in terrific form on testing going before coming up against Snowfall in the Yorkshire Oaks. But she looks ground dependant and BROOME is fancied to reverse earlier running if the rains stays away. Beaten in the King George last time, the latter made a successful raid in Group 1 company at Saint-Cloud before that and collateral form gives him the beating of Sublimis. Skalleti has won a couple of easier Group 1’s over shorter trips this year and is preferred to Iresine while Deep Bond is a Grade 2 winner in Japan and the Czech filly Opasan is a Listed winner.
Sublimis (IRE) (9-4) 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Glycon (9-4) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 2 gd in Aug.
Deep Bond (JPN) 5-2jfav (9-2) 2nd of 17, shd behind World Premiere (9-2) at Hanshin 2m in May.
Broome (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Started slowly, pushed along to lead 9f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened, 4th of 5, 9 1/2l behind Adayar (8-10) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Iresine (FR) (9-6) 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Grand Glory (9-1) at Vichy 1m 2f Grp 3 sft in Jul.
Skalleti (FR) (9-6) won at Munich 1m 2f Grp 1 gs in Jul beating Grocer Jack (9-6) by 5l, 6 ran.
Opasan (IRE) (9-3) won at Vichy 1m 4f lst stks sft in Jul beating Folamour (9-1) by shd, 7 ran.
Wonderful Tonight (FR) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Snowfall (8-12) at York 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gd in Aug.
