Preview and tips for the 146th Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden-Baden on Sunday, featuring Best Solution and Defoe. It's live on Racing UK (3.55).
146th Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden (Group 1)
3.55 Baden-Baden, live on RACING UK:
Best Solution is looking to give Saeed bin Suroor a third German Group One win of the season in the 146th Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden-Baden on Sunday.
Bin Suroor may have not had much top-level success in Britain of late, but his record overseas still stands up to the closest scrutiny.
Best Solution has already won the Princess of Wales's Stakes this year, as well as a Group One in Berlin, while Benbatl is another to have been successful for the stable on his travels.
Pat Cosgrave will be on board once more and the trainer is looking to see Best Solution book his place in the huge Godolphin contingent heading to Australia for the Caulfield Cup.
Roger Varian's Defoe is also in the field.
"It will be an interesting race, as there are two nice horses from Germany in the contest, but Best Solution did a nice piece of work recently and is ready for this," Bin Suroor told wwww.godolphin.com.
"He is set to go into quarantine on Thursday, September 13, for his trip to Australia. I am always trying to find the right races for my horses. You are always looking to place them in races that will bring them on for the future, and these German races have served that purpose, as well as providing very good prize money."
Leading Contenders
Man On The Spot Verdict
Oisin Murphy was on board when Night Music completed a five-timer in a Group 2 at San Siro. His mount was unsuccessful on her only previous start at this level but deserves another crack as she appears to be still improving. Windstoss, already a dual Group 1 winner, finished third behind Cracksman in the Coronation Cup and wasn't anywhere near his best last time though has ground to make up on stable companion Dschingis Secret, whose close fourth in the Grosser Preis von Berlin that day was a fine effort. However, BEST SOLUTION won that event in such style that he'll be very difficult to beat and he may be chased home by the Jockey Club Stakes winner Defoe, who will have found the ground quick enough on his only subsequent start in the Tatteralls Gold Cup at the Curragh and returns from a lay-off.
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