Ballydoyle Trio In Line For Voltigeur

Though still responsible for nine of the fourteen acceptors for the G2 Great Voltigeur S. at York next week, Aidan O’Brien looks set to whittle that number down to a maximum of three. Two certain candidates that O’Brien has nominated are Aloft (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Bondi Beach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Aloft went into many notebooks when finishing second to Elm Park (GB) (Phoenix Reach {Ire}) in the G1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster last year and he confirmed that promise on his re-appearance this season when winning the Listed Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot. Bondi Beach has a similar progressive profile. Unraced as a juvenile, he broke his maiden at Leopardstown in May before running second in a listed race at the same track a month later. Stepped up to pattern company on his third and most recent start June 28, he accounted for stablemate Order Of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (also a Voltigeur possible) in the G3 Curragh Cup. The Great Voltigeur S. is a well established trial for the G1 St. Leger and the current ante-post favorite for the season’s final Classic Storm The Stars (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is also a likely starter next Wednesday.