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Gold River - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage Listed Stakes
Flat
• 2800m
• €48,000
• 4
F
4 yrs
2249-7
Finished 4th in a Listed race over track and trip last year having filled the runners-berth up in a Group III at Deauville before that. Didn't go unnoticed on her return when 7th over 2100m on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud on 12 April
Avatara S A
€40,861
F
4 yrs
21130-
Performed consistently last year before blotting her copybook by finishing 10th in the Group III Prix Belle de Nuit over 2800m at Saint-Cloud on 22 October. Not taken lightly on her reappearance
Fair Salinia Ltd
€44,575
F
5 yrs
21128-
High-class mare with references at the highest level, including a 2nd in the 2023 Group I Prix Vermeille. Absent since her 8th in the Group I Prix de Royallieu over track and trip on 30 September but looks well placed to win on her return
Wathnan Racing
€298,546
F
4 yrs
5188-9
Revealed promise in maiden races last year, winning in just her second start (over 2400m at Vichy) but has shown her limitations at this level - unplaced in 3 subsequent outings, the latest (9th of 9) a 3000m Listed at Saint-Cloud (1 April)
Wertheimer & Frere
€10,024
Race Overview
Last season's Group I Prix Vermeille runner-up MELO MELO (3) makes her belated reappearance after an absence of more than 7 months but is head and shoulders clear of these rivals on official ratings, so is good value to make a winning comeback in this Listed event. Both SALTWELL (2), who has already proven her efficiency/competitiveness on soft ground, and DCHINGIS STAR (1), who got the better of that rival in a Deauville meeting last year, are those most likely to pick up the pieces should the selection fluff her lines.
Selection:
3 - 2 - 1