The Breeders' Cup doesn't usually float my boat but I'm really excited about City Of Troy - and I think he's going to win

The Breeders' Cup hasn't floated my boat for many a year. There was a time, when Pebbles was winning and Dayjur was throwing the Sprint away, when I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but this millennium it hasn't been on my radar at all.

That was until now, because the whole City Of Troy thing has got my juices flowing and I seem to be one of the few people who actually thinks he's going to win. When was it ever impossible for European horses to go and win on dirt? It was never the case when Arcangues won the Classic, or when Wilko, or Johannesburg or Arazi landed the Juvenile. It wasn't the case when Sakhee, Giant's Causeway or Declaration Of War were beaten a matter of inches and it certainly isn't the case now.

Then there is the horse himself, because while Aidan O'Brien seems to find a special horse every year, I firmly believe him when he says that he has never had a horse like City Of Troy. Furthermore, you can tell from Ryan Moore's body language that he feels the same, and the one thing that sets him apart from 99 per cent of horses is that bar the Guineas blip he always seems to be going best at the line and can keep going at a strong pace form start to finish. Those are the exact attributes most dirt horses need, and don't forget his sire was a champion on dirt too. If ever there was a horse who looks tailormade for the race then it's City Of Troy.