16:23 ParisLongchamp
Du Pont Neuf Listed Stakes
Flat
• 1400m
• €55,000
• 7
C
3 yrs
12-
Debut winner at Saint-Cloud last year and lost little in defeat when finishing 2nd to the promising Atlast on PSF over 1500m at Chantilly when last seen on 12 October. Warrants respect on his reappearance
Blu Racing/a Gilibert
€26,155
C
3 yrs
3313-6
Won once and finished 3rd four times in his five starts last year. Didn't go unnoticed when 6th over 1400m (PSF) on his reappearance at Chantilly on 28 March - one of several likely improvers in the race
Mme H Devin
€29,004
G
3 yrs
2422-1
Ultra-consistent performer who resumed winning ways on his reappearance over 1400m at Bordeaux on 1 April
Mme S Devin
€54,280
C
3 yrs
1-2
Debut winner over 1400m at Compiegne in September last year and finished an encouraging 2nd on his return over 1500m at Mulheim on 7 April. Ought to improve
Stall Ritterbusch
€17,265
C
3 yrs
13336-
Won in his first two starts as a two-year-old before finishing 3rd in three consecutive Group II events. Acquitted himself creditably when 6th in a 1600m Group I at Saint-Cloud on 22 October - absent since but worth following
White Birch Farm
€65,031
F
3 yrs
2141-
Last-start winner of a 1400m Listed race on the PSF at Deauville on 5 November. Shouldn't be underestimated on her reappearance
Ecurie Des Charmes
€58,294
F
3 yrs
53-13
Consistent filly with sound references/form credentials on both surfaces, including a 1600m comeback success at Saint-Cloud in March and a last-start 3rd over 1400m at Bordeaux on 1 April
M Mbacke
€22,906
Race Overview
A competitive Listed race in which it could pay to side with HAVANA CIGAR (5) on his reappearance, having acquitted himself well in a two-year-old Group I in his last outing. TALENTUOSO (1) also holds a Group I Poule d'Essai des Poulains entry and revealed considerable means in two starts last year. OPERA MUNDI (6), a Group I Prix de Diane entry, receives a sex allowance and has shown enough to pose a threat to her male counterparts. GOLD INDEX (2), with improvement expected after a comeback run, completes the shortlist.
Selection:
5 - 1 - 6
