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Moore expecting big run from Deauville

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Deauville continues his globetrotting odyssey when tackling the Arlington Million at the Chicago venue on Saturday.

Third in the Arlington race last year, Aidan O'Brien's four-year-old was third in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, in a season that has already seen him take in race in Dubai, the UK and in Ireland.

Jockey Ryan Moore will be aboard and he told his Betfair column: "We know this horse takes his travelling well - he also won the Belmont Derby last summer - and he is uncomplicated, and a trier.

"I'm expecting another big run from him."

The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Mekhtaal is owned by Al Shaqab but will continue his career in America after he runs in the Arlington Million.

The owners' racing manager Harry Herbert said: "I've always thought Mekhtaal would be suited to American racing and he'll stay out there now.

"His form is very good and he ran well in the Prince of Wales's but he's got a terrible draw.

"Frankie (Dettori) will have to work his magic."