Mohaather v Palace Pier - who would win the battle of Europe's top milers?

Palace Pier hits the front under Frankie Dettori to land the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville

Palace Pier: would still be going after Mohaather cries enoughCredit: © Aprh / Quentin Bertrand

Even after the fairly unsatisfactory Queen Anne, you would have got long odds against the milers being the saviours of this compressed season.

They are the leaders on the road now, with a proxy war taking place for champion miler honours between the two biggest revelations of the campaign.

Although Palace Pier beat Circus Maximus by much further than Mohaather, both are now on the same rating of 127. The extremely testing ground at Deauville on Sunday both elongated winning margins and blunted plenty of the field.

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Published on 17 August 2020inNews

Last updated 16:31, 17 August 2020

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