LONGCHAMP - Sunday, October 4, 2015
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LONGCHAMP - Sunday, October 4, 2015 Race 1 - One mile (Turf) 2yo Fillies - Gr1 Prix Marcel Boussac - Purse: $363,000 1. ANTONOE - Undefeated after ye-catching G3 Prix d'Aumale win last month 2. QEMAH - Trained by Rouget. Fair runner-up to (1) Antonoe on debut. Impressive grade B race winner last month 3. TURRET ROCKS - Trained by Bolger. Creditable 4th behind (5) Ballydoyle at Curragh in August. Convincing G2 winner on September 11 4. ELLA DIVA - Listed Race winner by a short neck in August. Well beaten by Antonoe last time 5. BALLYDOYLE - Beat with ease some of today's rivals with ease on August 22. Runner-up in recent G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes 6. AKTORIA - Convincing Listed Race winner in August. Reasonable effort behind (5) Antonoe 7. KATIE'S DIAMOND - 3/5 in G3 Prix du Calvados on August 22 8. LEFT HAND - Intriguing bloodlines on mare's side. Grade F race winner by 1 length on debut. Steps up in class Summary (1) ANTONOE likes to lead the field and should go far in the first Group 1 of this meeting. (5) BALLYDOYLE is another potential winner while (2) QEMAH's second effort instils confidence. Inexperienced (8) LEFT HAND must be considered next. Selections (1) ANTONOE, (5) BALLYDOYLE, (2) QEMAH, (8) LEFT HAND Race 2 - One mile (Turf) 2yos - Gr1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere - Purse: $423,500 1. FIRST SELECTION - Trained by Crisford. G3 Solario Stakes winner at Sandown on August 22. Going up in distance 2. GALILEO GOLD - Trained by Palmer. Won 3/4 starts. G2 Vintage Stakes winner at Goodwood in July. Reappearance over a longer distance 3. ROUGEOYANT - Disappointing 4th behind (7) No Education in a Listed Race over this distance last time 4. CYMRIC – Easily won decent conditions race at Sandown last time. Going up in distance 5. HERALD THE DAWN - Trained by Bolger. 4/4 on the podium. Eye-catching winner ahead of (9) Shogun at Curragh in August. Runner-up at G1 level last time 6. ULTRA - Trained by Fabre. Convincing grade B race winner over this distance last month 7. NO EDUCATION - Beaten by a neck in a Listed Race over this distance in August 8. VENTURA STORM - Trained by Hannon. Eye-catching last efforts in fairly good company at Newmarket and Salisbury over this distance 9. SHOGUN - Trained by O'Brien. Well beaten by (5) Herald the Dawn on August 23 10. JOHANNES VERMEER - Trained by O'Brien. Convincing G3 Willis Champion Juvenile Stakes winner over this distance on September 12. French debut 11. ATTENDU - G3 Prix La Rochette winner by a head on September 6. Going up in distance Summary This second Group 1 may throw up a few surprises. (10) JOHANNES VERMEER could be the answer. If he's fit enough, (2) GALILEO GOLD should fight out the finish too while (6) ULTRA could step up in class successfully. The other Godolphin runner (5) HERALD THE DAWN mustn't be overlooked either. Selections (10) JOHANNES VERMEER, (2) GALILEO GOLD, (6) ULTRA, (5) HERALD THE DAWN Race 3 - 1m¼ (Turf) 3yo+ F&M - Gr1 Prix de l’Opera - Purse: $483,500 1. FATE - Inspiring 3rd in G1 Prix Ganay in May. Reasonable reappearance behind (3) Odeliz 2. CLADOCERA - Runner-up in G1 Matron Stakes over a shorter distance last time 3. ODELIZ - Created an upset (at 36-1) in G1 Prix Romanet on holding ground ahead of some of today's rivals 4. WE ARE - Won this race last year. Very decent reappearance behind (3) Odeliz last time 5. FEODORA - Trained by Fabre. Disappointing last two efforts at this grade 6. STAR OF SEVILLE - French Oaks winner by 1 length on June 14. Less inspiring at Goodwood in August 7. COVERT LOVE - Irish Oaks winner by 1 ½ lengths in July. Beaten by a neck in Yorkshire Oaks last time. Dropped in distance 8. JAZZI TOP - Trained by Gosden. Eye-catching G2 Prix de la Nonette winner on August 18 9. DIAMONDSANDRUBIES - Trained by O'Brien. Finished last but one in G1 Prix Vermeille last time. Back to her distance 10. BOURREE - German challenger. Created an upset in G3 Prix de Psyche last time 11. WEKEELA - Disappointing in G2 Prix de la Nonette on August 18 12. QUEEN'S JEWEL - Eye-catching G1 Prix Saint Alary winner in May. Disappointing in French Oaks. Off since 13. LITTLE NIGHTINGALE - 3rd behind (6) Star of Seville in French Oaks. Reasonable last effort behind (8) Jazzi Top Summary Freddy Head won this race in 2014 with (4) WE ARE and could have the 1-2 with (12) QUEEN'S JEWEL today. (7) COVERT LOVE has some credentials as Irish Oaks winner, while (2) CLADOCERA must be retained too. Selections (4) WE ARE, (12) QUEEN'S JEWEL, (7) COVERT LOVE, (2) CLADOCERA, (8) JAZZI TOP Race 4 - 1m½ (Turf) 3yo+ - Gr1 Prix de l’Arc De Triomphe - Purse: $6,046,500 1. FLINTSHIRE - Fabre first runner. Runner-up in this race last year. G1 Sword Dancer Stakes winner at Saratoga on August 29 2. EAGLE TOP - Trained by Gosden. Runner-up in G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July. French debut 3. MANATEE - Fabre second runner. G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly winner ahead of (5) Prince Gibraltar in May. Creditable 4th behind some of today's rivals at Saint Cloud in June. Off since 4. MELEAGROS - G3 Prix d'Hedouville winner with ease ahead of (3) Manatee in May. Steps up in class 5. PRINCE GIBRALTAR - Trained by Rouget. G1 winner by 1 ¾ lengths at Baden Baden over this distance last month 6. SPIRITJIM - Convincing runner-up ahead of (8) Dolniya in G2 Prix Foy last month. Supplemented 7. FREE EAGLE - G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes winner by a short neck in June. Unlucky 3rd behind (16) Golden Horn last time. Going up in distance 8. DOLNIYA - Aga Khan runner. Eye-catching Dubai Sheema Classic winner in March. Reasonable reappearance in Prix Foy 9. TREVE - Arc-winner in 2013 and 2014. Eye-catching in G1 Prix Vermeille last month 10. FRINE - Far 4th behind (9) Treve in G1 Prix Vermeille last month. Peslier up 11. SILJAN'S SAGA - Huge upset in G2 Grand Prix de Deauville on very soft going in August 12. TAPESTRY - Yorkshire Oaks winner August; placed in Irish G2 after a 11-month break 13. NEW BAY - Eye-catching French Derby winner in May. Promising first effort over this distance last month 14. SILVERWAVE - Runner-up to (13) New Bay in G2 Prix Niel last month 15. ERUPT - G1 Grand Prix de Paris winner by 2 lengths in July. Well beaten by (13) New Bay on very soft going last month 16. GOLDEN HORN - Impressive Epsom Derby winner in June. Convincing at Leopardstown last month. Supplemented 17. SHAHAH - Pacesetter of Treve. G3 winner in 2014. Supplemented 18. FOUND - Trained by O'Brien. Runner-up to (16) Golden Horn at Leopardstown last month. Going up in distance Summary Arc-winner in 2013 and 2014, (9) TREVE will quite rightly be preferred by most in the race of the year as the “supermare” bids for a third historic Arc win. (13) NEW BAY should be a serious challenger and mustn't be overlooked. Improvement is expected from (8) DOLNIYA. Epsom Derby winner (16) GOLDEN HORN must be respected on the back of his G1 Irish Champion Stakes win, while (1) FLINTSHIRE, runner-up to Treve last year, is clearly another in-the-money chance after facile G1 win at Saratoga in USA. Selections (9) TREVE, (13) NEW BAY, (8) DOLNIYA, (16) GOLDEN HORN, (1) FLINTSHIRE Race 5 - Straight 5 furlongs (Turf) - 2yo+ Gr1 Prix de l’Abbaye - Purse: $423,500 1. MOVE IN TIME - Title holder. Won with authority the prep race over C&D. Outside draw (16) 2. MUTHMIR - Narrowly won a G2 in front of (13) Take Cover and (1) Move In Time at Goodwood on penultimate start. Inside draw (6) 3. WATCHABLE - Matched strides with (4) Son Cesio in a G1 at Deauville over 1300m on penultimate start with V. Cheminaud on board. First time blinkers replace cheekpieces 4. SON CESIO - Consistent. Matched strides with (3) Watchable in a G1 at Deauville over 1300m on penultimate start. First time at Longchamp 5. HUMIDOR - Back in the winners' circle last time. Never finished better than 7th over C&D 6. STEPPER POINT - Front-runner. Narrowly beat (18) Mecca's Angel in a G2 at Curragh on July. Proven over C&D 7. STEPS - On top form. Narrowly won a G3 over this distance last time. Blinkers as usual. First at Longchamp. Ridden by W. Buick 8. GOLDREAM - Narrowly won a G1 at Ascot in front of today's rivals on penultimate start. First time at Longchamp. Cheekpieces as usual 9. MAAREK - Strong finisher. Narrowly beaten by (15) Sole Power in a G2 last time. Ran better than his placing suggests in this race last year 10. CASPIAN PRINCE - Beaten by four of today's rivals in a G2 at Goodwood in July. Never finished better than 5th over C&D 11. MIRZA - Strong finisher in this race last year. Beaten by (1) Move In Time by mire than 3 lengths in the prep race 12. JUSTICE DAY - 1/5 times on the podium in G1s. Coming back into form. First time at Longchamp 13. TAKE COVER - Creditable 6th in this race last year. Decent 3rd behind (15) Sole Power and (9) Maarek in a G2 at Curragh last time 14. RANGALI - Narrowly beaten by (1) More In Time in this race last year. Disappointing 8th in the prep race.