Saturday's G3 Dubai 100 Autumn S. at Newmarket features one who has already been in group 1 waters in the China Horse Club's Lockheed (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), who bids to build on his third to Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Vincent O'Brien National S. at The Curragh Sept. 11. “He ran well in Ireland on ground that was a little bit too slow for him,” trainer William Haggas commented. “I nearly put him away, but the ground has stayed quick and this is the right race for him. He should run well.” One of the biggest eyecatchers of the G2 Royal Lodge S. when second over this course and distance Sept. 24, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Mrs O'Brien's The Anvil (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) looks a serious improver alongside Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah's unbeaten Rodaini (Exchange Rate). He captured a decent renewal of the Listed Flying Scotsman S. over seven furlongs at Doncaster last time Sept. 9 and the third home on that occasion Larchmont Lad (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) has gone on to win the G3 Tattersalls S. “He's answered every question so far, but this is obviously a harder question,” trainer Simon Crisford said. “He's in good form and we've been very happy with home. The ground and everything is fine, so we'll see what happens.”
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