So You Think will have nine rivals when he goes to the post in Sunday’s Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.
Sir Michael Stoute has decided against running Prix De L’Arc de Triomphe winner Workforce against the former Australian.
Workforce had the 10-furlong (2000m) Group One as his target for some time but connections made no secret of the fact last week they were keen to give him an easier introduction to his four-year-old campaign.
Instead, he is now likely to appear in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown on May 26.
So You Think made a startling first appearance in Europe when he won the Mooresbridge Stakes unextended by 10 lengths and looks set to be a major player in all the top races this summer.
His Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemate Await The Dawn also looks set for a big season after his easy success in the Huxley Stakes at Chester.
Jan Vermeer, Viscount Nelson and Windsor Palace are others from Ballydoyle among the 10 acceptors.
British interests at this stage revolve around Godolphin’s Campanologist and Roger Charlton’s Clowance.
Dermot Weld’s prolific Famous Name and the Harry Rogers-trained Mid Mon Lady are others engaged.
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