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5 days ago |
racingpost.com | Scott Burton
Camille Pissarro's dash for Classic glory at Chantilly on Sunday drew plenty of plaudits, both for his slick closing sectionals and Ryan Moore's ice-cold steer up the rail. But the France Galop handicapper has rated him 116, making him the joint second-lowest rated winner of France's Derby since 2010.
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5 days ago |
racingpost.com | Scott Burton
Derby runners trained in Chantilly have not been two a penny in recent years and, on what is usually a tranquil Monday in terms of traffic across the broad turf expanse of Les Aigles, the appearance of Epsom hopeful Midak and a gaggle of work companions is reason enough for Princess Zahra Aga Khan to extend her stay in Chantilly following the Prix du Jockey Club.
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6 days ago |
bloodhorse.com | Scott Burton
Michael Tabor may have summed up with admirable simplicity the story of what had looked a fiendish Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) beforehand, when he pointed to the fact that, in Camille Pissarro , Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore, he and the Coolmore partners had "the best horse, the best trainer and the best jockey".
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6 days ago |
racingpost.com | Scott Burton
Mario Baratti will head to Royal Ascot with fast-improving filly Monteille after she defied odds of 29-1 to run away with the Group 3 Prix du Gros-Chene under Cristian Demuro. Baratti said: "A lot of credit goes to to John Hammond [racing manager to Gerard Augustin-Normand] because it wasn't my idea to run. The filly worked well and he urged me to run. When she picked up she was really good. "She really needed her comeback and she was very impressive today.
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6 days ago |
racingpost.com | Scott Burton
The Aga Khan Studs will field a runner in Saturday's Betfred Derby (3.30) run in the late prince's memory, with Francis Graffard set to supplement Prix Greffulhe winner Midak on Monday if all goes well with his final gallop. The son of Footstepsinthesand is unbeaten in three starts and will head to Epsom off the back of victory in the same trial as France's last Derby winner, Pour Moi. He is currently as short as 10-1 in the Derby betting.
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