GLOBEFORMPREVIEWS TOTEEBORMEETING-YORK Previews,selectionsandbettingplanstotwoselectedracesoneachdayofthe bigAugustmeetingatYorkracecourseinEngland.ByGEIRSTABELL, editorandchiefhandicapper www.globeform.com TUESDAY Race3–GreatVoltigeurStakes(G2)3yo–1½miles Thistraditionalprepforthelastclassicoftheseason,theSt.LegerStakes(G1) atDoncasternextmonth,hasdrawnafieldoften.Withsomefairly accomplishednames,pluslightlyracedimprover,inthemixthiswillbeagood renewal.Itisoftenagoodpointertothe'Leger'butonewordofwarningbefore wetrytosolvethispuzzle;itisnotalwaysthewinneratYorkthatcomesout ontpatDoncaster.QuiteafewLegerwinnerhasbeenbeatenintheGreat Voltigeurovertheyears. MIDASTOUCH,trainedbyAidanO'Brien,andREWILDING,representing SaeedbinSuroor'sbanginformteam,arethetwofavorites.Itisdifficultto splitthetwoandanybody'sguesswhichonewillbeshortestinthebetting whenthestallsopen.RewildinghasnotbeenseeninactionsincetheDerbyat EpsominJune,whenhewasagame(albeitwellbeaten)thirdbehind Workforce.MidasTouchfinishedfifththatday,4lengthsbehindRewilding, buttheIrishcoltmovedmarkedlyforwardonhisnextstart;whentaking secondintheIrishDerbyatTheCurragh.LookingverymuchlikeaLeger candidate,MidasTouchcheckedinjusthalfalengthbehindstablecompanion CapeBlanco(whoransecondtoHarbingerinthe'KingGeorge'atAscotnext timeout).BecauseheisaG2winner,MidasTochhastogive3lbtoRewilding thistime.ThatfactorswaysthingsinGodolphin'sfavor,butotherfactorsmake itsensibletogoforMidasTouch.Whereasheisbeingpointedseriouslyforthe Leger(andhasbeenselectedfromanumberofBallydoyletrainees),Rewilding isacoltcionnectionsfeelwillcomeintohiswonnextyear.Comingoffalong breakheisunlikelytobeatthetopofhisgamethisweek.Thatmayslsobethe casewithMidasTouchbutheismorelikelytobesharp.Botharepotential improvers.IamgoingforMidasTouch.HemadeCapeBlancoworkhardfor hisDerbywininIreland,andifhecontinuestheprogresswehaveseenstepby stepsincehisseasonaldebut,well,thenthissonofGalileowillprovehardto beat. TOTALCOMMAND,trainedbySirMichaelStouteforKhalidAbdullah, looksthebestlongshot.Thisisabig,strappingcoltwhohasneededtime,and hewillimprove–that'sforsure.HeisanotherwhomaydevelopintoG1 calibrenextseasonbuttheLegerisverymuchontheagendaforthissonof Sadler'sWellsand1,000GuineasherioneWince.Hemadewhatlookeda winningmoveafurlongoutinthe2-mileQueen'sVaseatRoyalAscotinJune, butfailedtostaythedistanceandfadedintothirdplace.Thisdistancewillsuit TotalCommandbetterand,ataround10-1,heiswellworthasmallwager.At Ascot,hehadahorsecalledCorsicaalmosttwolengthsbehind,andthatcolt wentontowinaListedraceatNewmarket;beatingHARRISTWEEDby¾ length.ThisformlineindicatesthatHarrisTweed,trainedbyLesterPiggott's son-in-lawWilliamHaggas,isupagainstithere.Onpureformheis,thoughI amnotsosureweshouldwritethisfastimprovingrunneroff–eveninthis company.HewasenteredforthevaluableSwedishDerby(wherehewould havebeen1/5)andalsofortheEborHandicap(wherehedidnotgetin)and thatconnectionstakethisroutreallyisinteresting.Theplanistogivehimone morerunafterthis,thenwraphimupfor2011.He'saveryclassylooking individual,andabitofgiveunderfootwillsuithim. GLOBEFORMSELECTIONS A:1MIDASTOUCH B:7REWILDING C:4HARRISTWEED,10TOTALCOMMAND RECOMMENDEDBETS WIN:1MidasTouch 6EXACTAS A:1and7boxed B:1and4boxed B:1and10boxed 5DOUBLES R3:1MidasTouch,7Rewilding R4:2Byword,6RipVanWinkle Plusoneextraline:1MidasTouch&2Byword Race4–JuddmonteInternationalStakes(G1)3yo+/10.2furlongs BYWORDandTWICEOVER,thepairwhofilledfirstandsecondinthe prestigiousPrinceOfWales'sStakesatRoyalAscot,aresettomeetagain– bothcarryingthesilksoftheracesponsors.Byword,aprogressivecolttrained inFrancebyAndreFabre,gotfirstrunonTwiceOveratAscot,wherethe latterwasshortofroomatacrucialstage.TwiceOverhassincefrankedthe formbyhimselfwinningtheEclipseStakesatSandownPark,butonlyjustand afterhavingahardrace.ToassumethatTwiceOvercanturnthetableson Bywordmaymeamistake,notleastsincetheFrenchrunnerhassomuchmore scopeforimprovement.Afterascot,histrainersaidthathewoulddrophim backtoamile,andnotmapoutaplanleadingtothe'Arc'over1½miles.A fewweeksago,Fabre–arguablyoneofthebesttrainersintheworld–hada changeofheart,andhereweare;withBywordrunningintheInternational,asa prepfortheArc.IwentforhiminthePrinceOfWales,whereUKbookmakers offeredacrazy4-1aboutByword,andIseenoreasontodeserthimnow.He goesonanyground,hisformisrocksolidandhecanimproveagain.USracing fansshouldnotehisnamewhateverhappensoverthenextsixweeks,as Bywordisjustthesorttobesentacrossthepondlateron.He'sanidealhorse fortheBreeders'CupTurf. <B>RIPVANWINKLE</b>,oneofthebestthree-year-oldsoflastyearand oneofthefewwhocouldgivethemightychampionSeaTheStarsafight,may beabiggerdangerthanTwiceOver.Steadilyregaininghisform,Aidan O'Brien'sstarwaslastseenintheSussexStakesatGoodwood,wherehewas runner-uptoCanfordCliffs.ThatwasmarkedimprovementonRipVan Winkle'sformatRoyalAscot,wherehemadehisseasonaldebut(!)inthe QueenAnneStakesandfinishedsixthbehindGoldikova(tiredlateafterearly speed).RipVanWinkleismuchbetterthanthatshowing.Hesimplyoutclassed PacoBoyintheSussexlastsummerandwasalsoquitecloseupbehindSea TheStarsbothintheDerbyandtheEclipseStakes.Although'Rip'hasbeen brilliantoveramile,thereisreasontobelievethatheisjustaseffectiveovera mileandaquarter,andhemusthavetopchanceatYork. DICKTURPIN,athree-year-oldtrainedbyRichardHannon,hasbeen supplementedatthecostof£50,000,andheisaninterestingcontender–ashe hasshownhimselftobeoneofthebestmilersinhisagegroup.Staminawill havetobetakenontrust,however,andanyrainwouldnotbeinhisfavor.Dick TurpinisasonofArakan,andhispedigreedoesnotaugurwellforthisstepup indistance.Thatsaid,hecerianlywasn'tstoppingattheendoftheone-mile PrixJeanPrat(G1)atChantillyinJuly,whenhepoweredhomby4easy lengthsfromSiyouni(aG1winnerlastyearbutnotquiteasgoodthisseason). GLOBEFORMSELECTIONS A:2BYWORD B:6RIPVANWINKLE C:8TWICEOVER,9DICKTURPIN RECOMMENDEDBETS WIN:2Byword EXACTAS A:2and6boxed B:2with8,9 C:6with8,9 GEIRSTABELL www.globeform.com .