Following a disappointing effort taking on older sprinters in the G1 Nunthorpe S., Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum's Yalta (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) is back in among the juveniles in Friday's G2 Pepsi Max Flying Childers S.
Previously the impressive three-length winner of the G3 Molecomb S. on his first try at this trip at Glorious Goodwood on July 27, he was last of 19 in York's premier sprint on Aug. 19, where the G2 Norfolk S. scorer Prince of Lir (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) fared better in 13th.
The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) was runner-up in the Molecomb, but reopposes his stablemate Yalta off a confidence-restoring success in the G3 Sirenia S. over six furlongs on Kempton's Polytrack on Sept. 3, while there are three other group winners in attendance headed by the G2 Prix Robert Papin hero Tis Marvellous (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}). He paid the price for chasing Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) too closely in the G1 Prix Morny over six furlongs at Deauville Aug. 21 and wound up last of five, but is better assessed on his previous best over 5 1/2 furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte on July 24.
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