BAILEY HAS FAITH IN TROY

CITY OF TROY will face a "culture shock" in the Breeders' Cup Classic next Saturday but Jerry Bailey insists Aidan O'Brien's star is "top of my list".

- DAVID YATES

Bailey (right), who holds the joint-record of five triumphs in the Classic, harbours doubts over City Of Troy's ability to handle the Del Mar dirt and also to cope with the early pace of the race.

"There will be a culture shock," said the Hall Of Fame jockey-turned NBC analyst.