Race 2 QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDERE (Group 1)
No3 FIELD OF GOLD
Coach: John Gosden – Jockey: Kieran Shoemark
Kingman colt FIELD OF GOLD is poised to provide a great account on this historic race, and in so doing present his coach with a lot to look ahead to in 2025. He was an authoritative winner of the Group 3 Solario Stakes at Sandown by which he travelled superbly earlier than placing the competition to mattress. The gray has excelled in his subsequent work, and although that is removed from simple he can repel the challenges of HENRI MATISSE and RASHABAR.
Race 3 PRIX DE L’ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES (Group 1)
No7 DESPERATE HERO (Every Means)
Coach: Jack Channon – Jockey: Callum Rodriguez
The significance of a low draw is large on the 1000 metres monitor right here and connections of DESPERATE HERO are delighted that the gray is to interrupt from stall 6. Few sprinters possess his diploma of tempo over 4 furlongs, and that makes him a participant if he appears to be like energetic on the gate. He displayed velocity to burn when main his discipline on what turned out to be the flawed aspect of the monitor within the Flying 5 on the Curragh, and now that the boot is on the opposite foot he might show arduous to catch. BRADSELL and BELIEVING have higher current type which makes them a potent mixture in opposition to the 33-1 choice in what can show an English domination of the competition.
Race 5 QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE (Group 1)
No9 LOOK DE VEGA
Coach: Carlos and Yan Lerner – Jockey: Ronan Thomas
The best race on the earth won’t this 12 months throw up a famous person, however with contenders from 5 international locations it has maintained its customary international enchantment. The betting was given a shake up when French Derby winner LOOK DE VEGA was overwhelmed into third place by SOSIE within the Prix Niel right here three weeks in the past. The Lerners had been nonetheless fast to place ahead an excuse for his or her colt, believing him to have been undercooked and a gallop brief, while impressing that the son of Lope De Vega has seemed proper again to his imperious greatest in subsequent work at Maisons-Laffitte. From stall 5 Sosie can show the choose of Andre Fabre’s trio of runners, whereas it’s not troublesome to see the supplemented BLUESTOCKING taking a spot on the rostrum for Ralph Beckett, as her type in opposition to the highest colts and fillies has been rock stable. Ryan Moore is again aboard the Epsom Derby third LOS ANGELES who was by no means nearer than on the end of the Irish Champion Stakes over an insufficient mile and 1 / 4. So long as he has a great tempo to goal on the son of Camelot can even become involved. Japanese challenger SHIN EMPEROR has knocked on the door in three of his nation’s most vital races, and ran the race of his life to chase house Economics within the Irish Champion. That places him firmly within the combine. Ought to the Niel runner-up DELIUS triumph it could be a well timed and applicable one for Jean-Claude Rouget, who has not been in the very best of well being.
Prediction: 1st LOOK DE VEGA, 2nd Los Angeles, third BLUESTOCKING, 4th Shin Emperor, fifth Delius
Longshot: Mqse De Sevigne
Race 7 QATAR PRIX DE LA FORET PAR EDUCATION ABOVE ALL (Group 1)
No2 KINROSS (Nap)
Coach: Ralph Beckett – Jockey: Rossa Ryan
It’s arduous to recollect such a aggressive renewal of the Foret and with 18 scheduled to go to put up acquiring room for manoeuvre on the end could possibly be of most significance. KELINA hasn’t had a lot to shout about since her 2023 victory on this race by which she thwarted KINROSS, however granted the benefit by which the latter took out the Park Stakes at Doncaster the seven-year-old has an excellent likelihood of reclaiming the title he received in 2022. Not solely is he again to someplace close to his greatest, however Rossa Ryan is now getting the very best out of the Nap in the identical means Frankie Dettori did earlier than his semi-retirement to California. There are a number of risks of whom TIBER FLOW is a gutsy particular person, and might declare a cheque for William Haggas.
