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  • Giavellotto heading straight to Irish St Leger

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    Giavellotto will head straight to the Irish St Leger after storming home to win the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket.The chestnut’s season started early in the year, with his return to action coming in February as he contested the Red Sea Turf Handicap in Riyadh, finishing behind Tower Of London when beaten just a…

  • French Selections Sunday 15th

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    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – QATAR PRIX DU PIN – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Gr3 Race – Flat – EUR € 80,000 1. SAJIR – Classy colt with references/form credentials at Group I level, including a last-start 4th in the 1400m Group I Prix Jean Prat at Deauville on 7 July. Candidate for success…

  • French Selections Saturday 14th

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    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PX FEDERAT. FRANCAISE DE LA RECONVERSION – 2700m (a1m1/2) – Class B Race – Harness – EUR € 52,000 1. KERALDO – 3rd of 8 to KARAMBAR (6) in a Class C over 2850m here 2 weeks ago. Pleased on lone association with Pierre-Yves Verva but still not a top-tier…

  • French Selections Friday 13th

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    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX OPHELIA – 2850m (a2m) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 59,000 1. IN EN VRIE – Missed out by little for 3rd in a 2150m Enghien Class E mid-August. Has yet to disappoint when barefoot and, even though stepping up in category, can get a look-in…

  • DESERT FLOWER BACKED TO BLOOM IN MAY HILL

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    Fine Form Desert Flower DO – 3.00 is difficult to oppose as she puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Betfred May Hill Stakes at Doncaster.The daughter of Night Of Thunder has made a huge impression in winning her first two starts on Newmarket’s July Course for Charlie Appleby, with an impressive debut…

  • Park life on the cards forLead Artist at Doncaster

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    Lead Artist is set to be rerouted to Doncaster’s Betfred Park Stakes after rain-softened ground scuppered his participation in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood.John and Thady Gosden’s Dubawi colt created a big impression when opening his account at York in May and while he suffered a short-priced reverse at Newmarket’s July meeting, he showed his…

  • French Selections Thursday 12th

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    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LONGCHAMP – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Divided Handicap – Flat – EUR € 55,000 1. LA GUERCHE – Consistent and was third last time out in a Conditions race at La Teste-de-Buch over this distance on 13 August. Has a place chance 2. LA HARENGERE – Disappointing…

  • Weekend Eyecatchers includingthe Clive Cox-trained Jasour

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    Jasour dropping back to five furlongs and to note four eyecatching performances in defeat last weekend.ROHAAN – 3rd in 6f handicap at Ascot, SaturdayThe money came pouring in for Rohaan through Saturday morning but supporters must have half known their fate after a furlong or so as he was sat at the back of the…

  • MISS FITS THE BILLAT LINGFIELD

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    Fine FormDylan Cunha has a canny knack of getting the best out of low-cost recruits and Hello Miss Lady LI – 2.35 looks like another bargain buy for the South Africa-born trainer.This daughter of Gleneagles cost just 6,500gns as a yearling and, to be fair, she did little to get excited about in her first…

  • French Selections Wednesday 11th

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    R1 LE MANS [L-H] C1 – GRAND NATIONAL DU TROT – 2950m (a2m) – Gr3 Race – Harness – EUR € 90,000 1. GIANINA BELLA – Alternates the good with the less good, most recently 4th of 14 in a 2850m Feurs Class B 9 days ago. In this company though will need to find…