This is a tough race for mine, it’s appears very even after the withdrawal of standout runner Almond Eye, there are no champions here now.

From a pace perspective, expect it to be a good gallop. The last two winners have led throughout, the brothers Time Warp and Glorious Forever. Both are one dimensional in that they need to be at the front and expect them to cart the field along as they duel for the lead. Magic Wand should be able to drop in behind with Furore and FWD QE II winner Win Bright settle behind those. Rise High will get back.

The local hopes revolve around Furore and Rise High. Furore returned to something like his best in the Jockey Club Cup after failing to flatter in his two runs after his Derby success. Rise High was successful over Beauty Generation two starts ago, but was only fair in the Jockey Club Cup.

Unlike Waikuku, Furore got a gun ride in the Derby. Bowman should be able to pick a nice spot to settle here.

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Mackinnon Stakes winner Magic Wand has doen plenty of racing and travelling of late, but get her chance to land another G1 here.

She should settle in a nice spot behind the pace and get every chance to finish her race off. She is a typical tough Galileo and the racing and travel appear to have taken no toll on her.

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Win Bright returns to the scene of his greatest triumph in the FWD QEII Cup. He’s not returned to the same form as earlier this year, so he is hard to have here, but after witnessing his run in April, I can’t entirely discard him.

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The Alain de Royer Dupre trained Edisa is a progressive 3yo filly who followed a win in the Jockey Club Oaks Invitational at Belmont USA, with a second in G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris. Her dam Ebiyza ran in the Vase in 2013, finishing sixth to the John Moore trained Dominant. Her form has been good all season with three wins and three seconds from seven starts.

This is a tough race, no standouts at all.

Stabs: Furore, Magic Wand, Rise High, Win Bright