Bay Bridge ended last year with a Group 1 success in the Champion Stakes at Ascot though was no match for VADENI in the Eclipse before that. The French Derby winner finished a valiant runner-up in the Arc when last in action and there looks more to come from Jean-Claude Rouget’s colt as a four-year-old. Onesto also has a bit to find with the selection though won the Grand Prix de Paris over a longer trip here last summer when narrowly beating Simca Mille, who got the better of Iresine in a Group 2 at the track earlier this month. Real World finished behind sixth-placed Junko in the Dubai Turf last month and the latter is preferred to stablemate Place Du Carrousel but conditions race winner Sabio Cen is thrown in at the deep end.
Vadeni (FR) (8-12) 2nd of 20, 1/2l behind Alpinista (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Real World (IRE) (9-0) 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Lord North (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 fst in Mar.
Simca Mille (IRE) (9-2) won at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f gs in Apr beating Iresine (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Bay Bridge 10-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct beating Adayar (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Iresine (FR) (9-4) 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Simca Mille (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f gs in Apr.
Sabio Cen (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 6, shd behind Centrical (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f stks gs in Apr.
Place Du Carrousel (IRE) (8-11) Towards rear, never troubled leaders, won at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 1 hvy in Oct beating Nashwa (8-11) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Junko (9-0) 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Lord North (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 fst in Mar.
