Trading Leather heads Dawn Approach in race for Cartier award Both are trained by Jim Bolger and Trading Leather was at a slight disadvantage in having to make his own running at York, where he was beaten by Declaration Of War. He will get the chance to earn more points again on Saturday-week when he is expected to line up for the Irish Champion Stakes and where Bolger expects Leopardstown's uphill finish to play to his strengths. The colt has also put himself in contention for Cartier Horse of the Year, drawing level with Sky Lantern in third and putting himself almost within touching distance of Al Kazeem and Lethal Force in a tight contest. In stark contrast to last year when Frankel made all, picking the winner is not easy at this stage. Horses representing several different countries have won a Cartier Award, but No Nay Never, winner of the Norfolk Stakes and then the Group One Darley Prix Morny, would be the first American-trained winner should he end up top Two-Year-Old Colt. He shares the lead with Sudirman, David Watchman's Keeneland Phoenix Stakes winner. Vorda, the French filly who was second to No Nay Never without ever threatening at Deauville, is now leading the Two-Year-Old Filly category having earlier won the Prix Robert Papin.