Costello has confidence in Reflection Dougie Costello feels the rest of the Commonwealth Cup field will be playing for place money if Quiet Reflection turns up in the same form as she did at Haydock. Former National Hunt jockey Costello likened the acceleration of Karl Burke's filly in the Sandy Lane Stakes to that of a motorbike, so quickly did she put the race to bed. Since her sole defeat in the Lowther Stakes last August, she has won four on the bounce. "I had a Ducati 1098 for two years before my daughter came along and my wife made me get rid of it," Costello said. "The way Quiet Reflection took off when I pushed the button at Haydock is probably the closest acceleration I've ever felt to it (a motorbike) since. "She was breathtaking and it wasn't a fluke. If she turns up in the same form, I can't see her getting beat. "She's very laid-back at home and I think she's just come to herself this year, plus the step up in trip has helped her. "You would not be worried about dropping her back to five furlongs but I think six is her best trip. "I'm over the moon to have an opportunity to ride a filly like her, especially at such a turning point in my career. "It's what dreams are made of." Quiet Reflection is not surprisingly a short-price favourite, especially so in the absence of last year's Queen Mary winner Acapulco, but one who may have been overlooked in the betting is Alex Pantall's Cheikeljack. A son of Myboycharlie, he has won three of his five starts, most recently proving much too strong for Ribchester, who has since finished third in the Guineas and won the Jersey Stakes. Curiously, Cheikeljack has done all his racing over seven furlongs or a mile rather than over this six-furlong trip. "He won very well at Maisons-Laffitte and seeing Ribchester win was very nice," said Pantall. "The horse is well and his work has been good. "The ground will not be a problem for him. It was heavy when he won at Maisons-Laffitte so that will not be why he gets beaten, if he does. "This will be his first run over six furlongs but in England I think that distance will be better for him than a mile. "I hope he can run a big race." Richard Hannon runs Log Out Island, who dazzled at Newbury in May, and the smart filly Illuminate, who drops in trip having failed to see out a mile in the 1000 Guineas. The Wiltshire handler told www.richardhannonracing.co.uk: "Log Out Island has done really well since his win at Newbury. "He won't get things as easily on the lead, however he was very impressive the other day and if he replicates that run he should be right there on the line. The ground may not be to his liking. "Illuminate tried at the mile last time, but didn't get the trip. Back to her preferred distance I think she could run really well. "She's working well and is showing us all the right signs that's she back to her best." Others to note include Donjuan Triumphant, Buratino and La Rioja but they were all well behind Quiet Reflection at Haydock. Aidan O'Brien runs Washington DC, winner of the Windsor Castle last season, and Waterloo Bridge, who claimed the Norfolk.
