Morshdi heads German field

Morshdi, winner of the Italian Derby and runner-up to Galileo in the Irish equivalent, heads a field of 15 declared today for the UAE Grosser Preis von Baden in Germany on Sunday.

Peter Robinson will ride the Michael Jarvis-trained son of Slip Anchor in the Stg£550,000 mile-and-a-half contest.

Also in the line-up for the Baden-Baden Group One feature, which is the fourth leg of the Emirates World Series, is local Derby victor Boreal.

Boreal is trained by Peter Schiergen and will be partnered by John Reid.

The colt is a half-brother to Borgia, who won both the German Derby and the Grosser Preis von Baden in 1997.

Included in the home team is Sabiango, who has been referred to as the best three-year-old in Germany.

The Andreas Wohler-trained Sabiango was withdrawn from the German Derby due to the soft going. He will be ridden on Sunday by Andreas Suborics.

Paolini, also from the Wohler stable, has won two Italian Group Ones this year, the Premio Presidente della Repubblica and the Gran Premio di Milano.

Andreas Schutz, who won this race last year with Samum, will be represented by Subiaco, a multiple-Group winner who will be ridden by German champion jockey Andreas Starke.

Sir Michael Stoute, a winner with Pilsudski in 1996, has left in Little Rock, who will be ridden by French ace Olivier Peslier.

France is also well represented with the Philippe Demercastel-trained Hightori, who was an unlucky-in-running third to Galileo in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot last time.

Earlene, from the Henri-Alex Pantall stable, will be running in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and will be partnered by Thierry Thulliez.

Earlene, a filly by In The Wings, won the Group Two Prix d`Harcourt at Longchamp in April.