Ger Lyons at DelMar tonight

Wat time ELG?

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“She likes quick ground,” Lyons said while putting a saddle on Berg Bahn in preparation for her training session on Tuesday morning. “She liked it in Dubai, and the climate here is kind of the same. The race Saturday fits well for her. There are more opportunities for this filly over here.”

Berg Bahn disappointed in a listed handicap at Royal Ascot in June, but rebounded two weeks later with the victory at Fairyhouse.

“She went into Royal Ascot needing the race,” Lyons said. “Then she went to Fairyhouse and beat a nice field. That was the deciding factor to come here. She’s traveled well. She took the trip well and has settled in well. She’s a very intelligent filly. She went to Dubai at the end of her 2-year-old year, and I think that benefited her. When she came here on the plane, she might as well have just gone an hour down the road. She never turned a hair.”

Berg Bahn is owned by the Anamoine Limited stable of Cristina Patino, who owns the top 3-year-old filly in Europe, Snow Fairy, the winner of the English and Irish Oaks. Berg Bahn will be ridden by Alex Solis, who is returning for the day from Saratoga, where he has been riding this summer.

“We’ve sent some horses over here to Paddy before and Alex has ridden them,” Lyons said. “He knows what we want. He’s a team player. Better the man you know than the man you don’t know.”

Will Ol`blue eyes be back for this?