15:13 ParisLongchamp
De Pontarme Listed Stakes
Flat
• 1400m
• €55,000
• 8
G
3 yrs
51-217
Won a 1300m Listed race at Chantilly in March before finishing a well-beaten 7th of 7 runners in a 1400m Group III at Deauville on 9 April. Needs to redeem himself
Mme J Brochard
€67,066
C
3 yrs
11-923
Consistent performer with sound references/form credentials, including a last-start 3rd in a 1600m Listed race at Toulouse on 21 April. Attractive outsider
S A A Al Thani
€63,649
C
3 yrs
5-11
Won over 1300m on PSF at Deauville in January and made a winning reappearance in his first start on turf over 1400m at Deauville on 10 April. Not taken lightly
N Bizakov
€28,502
C
3 yrs
1126-6
Runner-up in a 1400m Group III in Germany last year before finishing 6th in both subsequent outings, including a 1600m Group III at Saint-Cloud in September and on his reappearance at Krefield over 1600m on 28 April. Best watched for now
W Busch
€24,628
C
3 yrs
1213-6
Didn't go unnoticed when finishing 6th of 6 in a 1600m Group III on his reappearance at this venue on 14 April. Should appreciate this shorter distance
Gribomont/augustin-normand/sud
€55,678
C
3 yrs
414-24
Consistent performer with sound references/form credentials, including a last-start 4th in a 1600m Class 1 conditions race at this venue on 18 April. Dark horse
A Jathiere
€33,546
C
3 yrs
725-1
Improving last-start winner who impressed on his reappearance, scoring by 5 lengths, at Compiegne over 1400m on 16 April. Warrants respect
M Motschmann
€21,133
F
3 yrs
31130-
The class horse in the race, judged on her 3rd in the Group I Prix Marcel Boussac last year. Hasn't been seen since finishing 11th in the Group I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita (3 November)
Craig Bernick / Haras D'etreham
€194,177
Race Overview
LES PAVOTS (8) finished 3rd in the Group I Prix Marcel Boussac last year and, on the strength of that form, ought to make a winning reappearance here. TEN HORNS (5) wasn't disgraced when 6th of 6 on his reappearance in a 1600m Group III and would've tightened up since so could expose any chinks in the selection's armour. AGAT (3), unbeaten in two starts this year, has legitimate claims too. Last-start winner BELLANO (7) completes the shortlist.
Selection:
8 - 5 - 3