Juddmonte bell will be tolling for City Of Troy as Ballydoyle's latest priceless asset bids to meet the greatest of expectations
The Juddmonte International on Wednesday has been described as the race of the season, in which City Of Troy will lock horns with . . . who, exactly?
Well, there’s a wide-margin Group 2 winner in Calandagan, who is second favourite with most firms. Also prominent in the betting is Alflaila, another Group 2 winner whose two Group 1 sorties saw him finish fourth and fifth, and Ambiente Friendly, who has never won a Pattern race of any description.
Based on achievement, York’s signature race is inferior to the King George, which attracted six individual Group 1 winners. Yet in terms of expectation, the International has generated an interest that was largely absent from the King George preamble.
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Published on inJulian Muscat
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