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De L'Hotel De Bruxelles Stakes
Flat
• 1400m
• €16,000
• 14
C
7 yrs
056110
Versatile veteran handicapper who won consecutive starts (one on each surface) before finishing 11th in his hat-trick bid on PSF over 1800m at Chantilly on 7 May. Should set the record straight
M Bollack-badel
€57,832
G
4 yrs
6-4443
Has acquitted himself consistently/competitively in handicaps and claimers this year. Absent since finishing 3rd in a 1700m PSF claimer at Pornichet on 22 February
C Fennessy
€41,156
G
6 yrs
612514
Consistent handicapper with sound references/form credentials, including a last-start 3rd over 1400m in a handicap at Strasbourg on 8 May. Not taken lightly
Mme F Vergnolle
€107,359
G
4 yrs
8-2129
Has shown little in 4 outings on turf - finished 9th in a 1400m handicap over track and trip on 25 April, and has achieved his best references on PSF. Others preferred
A Don/d Macauliffe
€21,646
F
6 yrs
113030
Finished 3rd in a course-and-distance handicap behind BUTTE ROUGE (6) on 25 April before blotting her copybook (13th) over track and trip on 12 May. Capable of better
As&d As&d Allard
€71,849
F
4 yrs
0-3831
Last-start winner of a course-and-distance handicap on 25 April. Should remain competitive under a 2kg penalty
Mme V Ciron/mme S Lellouche
€19,144
F
4 yrs
1-8000
Won a 1300m PSF handicap at Deauville in December but has struggled (finished unplaced) in all four subsequent handicaps - the latest (11th) over 1600m on PSF at Chantilly on 2 May
Sc Tibi
€20,985
G
5 yrs
40-029
Inconsistent handicapper but is capable of getting into the picture in a race of this nature, if bouncing back from a last-start 9th in a course-and-distance handicap behind BUTTE ROUGE (6) on 25 April
Stall Hans Im Gluck
€20,083
G
4 yrs
-37090
Versatile handicapper with sound references but has been out of sorts recently. Needs to bounce back from a disappointing last-start 17th in a 1600m handicap at Saint-Cloud on 1 May
Mme Mf Bertella
€24,505
G
6 yrs
11000-
Won consecutive 1300m handicaps at Argentan in 2023 but struggled (unplaced) in three subsequent November handicaps. Absent since the latest (11th) on PSF at Deauville over 1300m on 28 November
G Doleuze
€33,136
G
9 yrs
-03663
Returned to form with a reassuring 3rd in a 1400m handicap at Strasbourg on 8 May. Needs to confirm
M lehmann
€146,244
F
5 yrs
5-5037
Versatile mare with sound references, though remains inconsistent. Ought to improve after finishing 7th in a 1400m turf handicap at Strasbourg on 8 May
B Bossert
€45,751
F
4 yrs
-02820
Runner-up in a 1400m handicap at Moulins in April before a disappointing 16th over track and trip in a handicap won by BUTTE ROUGE (6) on 25 April. Dark horse
Domaine Billard Pere Et F
€32,974
F
6 yrs
49-499
Has finished 9th in three of his last four appearances, including consecutive recent outings - the latest over 1800m in a handicap at Fontainebleau on 3 May. Best watched for now
Mme Kf Minton
€27,079
Race Overview
BLACKBIRDFLY (1) disappointed in his hat-trick bid over 1800m on the PSF last time but could make amends dropped to this shorter trip. Last-start course-and-distance winner BUTTE ROUGE (6) ought remain competitive under a 2kg penalty and is likely to pose the biggest threat. PLANTHALYA (5), who finished 3rd behind that rival, fluffed her lines recently but is more than capable of making her presence felt. Consistent PISORNO (3) and resurgent PETERHOF (11) have claims too.
Selection:
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