This is where things start getting quite exciting – the prospect of anyone beating Midday seems slight, but it’s a very interesting lineup indeed:
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | ML |
| #1 | Plumania (GB) | Olivier Peslier | Andre Fabre | 8-1 |
| French-based filly finished near the back of the pack in the Arc, but she’s defeated the likes of Youmzain before; she was second to Midday when they last met in September. | ||||
| #2 | Eclair de Lune (GER) | Junior Alvarado | Ron McNally | 15-1 |
| Won the Beverly D. in August, but has not raced since; was never able to beat the best in Europe. | ||||
| #3 | Miss Keller (IRE) | Javier Castellano | Roger Attfield | 8-1 |
| Well-bred filly by Montjeu has had success at Saratoga and Woodbine, but it’s a step up in class. | ||||
| #4 | Keertana | Jose Lezcano | Thomas Proctor | 30-1 |
| Fourth in the Flower Bowl last time; seems a little out of her element in this company. | ||||
| #5 | Shared Account | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | 30-1 |
| Was second to Proviso in July, but proved less lucky in the Flower Bowl; tall order here. | ||||
| #6 | Harmonious | Joel Rosario | John Shirreffs | 6-1 |
| Very consistent filly could step up to represent for California. | ||||
| #7 | Midday (GB) | Thomas Queally | Henry Cecil | 6-5 |
| Since winning this race last year, she’s come back to beat the best in Europe (again) – and she should score a repeat victory here. | ||||
| #8 | Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | Philip Sims | 30-1 |
| Another solid performer, but is probably overmatched at this level. | ||||
| #9 | Hibaayeb (GB) | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 8-1 |
| Came Stateside and won the Yellow Ribbon as a warmup for this race, but has been hit and miss in Europe. | ||||
| 10 | Red Desire (JPN) | Kent Desormeaux | Mikio Matsunaga | 8-1 |
| Globetrotting Japanese filly had a bleeding problem that should be rectified with some Lasix here; she could go off at an attractive price. | ||||
| 11 | Forever Together | Anna Napravnik | Jonathan Sheppard | 10-1 |
| No trips to the winner’s circle this year, but she’s been close. | ||||
Predictions: Midday, Plumania and Red Desire with Harmonious perhaps getting up for fourth.
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