No ground fears for Dods as Angel bids to follow up York victory

Michael Dods questions whether dual Coolmore Nunthorpe winner Mecca's Angel should be such a hot favourite for Sunday's Prix de l'Abbaye but does not expect the ground to prove a problem.

Mecca's Angel, who beat Limato impressively by two lengths at York on ground quicker than she was once thought to appreciate, is no bigger than 2-1 for the Abbaye, for which she travels across by train on Saturday morning.

A seasoned traveller who has already won at Longchamp and the Curragh, Mecca's Angel's bid to win last year's Abbaye was thwarted when the ground dried up too much for her to run. Conditions are not expected to be a problem this time.