Unicorn Lion will ensure a genuine tempo, with Numerian and Mo’unga likely to push forward too. Dubai Honour will look for the one-one, and Anamoe on his back, while the rest sort themselves out.

Anamoe, is a winning machine that has won seven out of eight races this season, six of them at Group 1 WFA, including the Cox Plate. He’s a champion whichever way we look at it, is a cut above the local horses, and now gets tested against two worthy international challengers.

in his first start in Australia, Dubai Honour bolted in the Ranvet Stakes three weeks ago, looking every bit the powerhouse. He dominated the likes of Montefilia, Mo’unga and others in a more visually impressive performance than anything Anamoe has produced against those same horses.

Anamoe and Dubai Honour have drawn alongside each other, and Anamoe will likely track his key rival throughout the race. May the best horse win.

Unicorn Lion is a third tier Japanese horse that doesn’t have the credentials of 2019 Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux, horses from the land of the rising sun tend to be competitive wherever they go. He’s an unknown on wet ground, if that’s what we strike, but he should give the two favourites something to catch.

Selections: 1.Dubai Honour 2.Anamoe 3.Unicorn Lion 4.Cascadian