Poetic Flare puts the 2000 Guineas form to the test. He was all out to score on the fast ground at Newmarket and was beaten in soft going by ST MARK’S BASILICA in last year’s Dewhurst Stakes. The form of the latter race has taken a blow so far this season but the Ballydoyle colt is a half-brother to a Guineas winner and with improvement expected over this extra furlong, he gets the vote on his seasonal debut. Mehmento was beaten by Chindit in the Greenham and the latter was only fifth in the 2000 Guineas while Andre Fabre and Godolphin bid for a third straight success in this but Parchemin finished behind Easter, Summiter, Sealiway and the winner Policy Of Truth here in a Group 3 trial. The latter was beaten by runner-up Normandy Bridge in a Group 1 at Saint-Cloud last year while the unbeaten Breizh Eagle beat Colosseo in a conditions race at the track last month.
Breizh Eagle (FR) (9-3) won at ParisLongchamp 1m stks sft in Apr beating Bellharbour Music (8-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Poetic Flare (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced halfway, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon joined, headed briefly close home, won on the nod, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May beating Master Of The Seas (9-0) by shd, 14 ran.
St Mark's Basilica (FR) 10-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon every chance, led approaching final furlong, found extra when pressed close home, won at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct beating Wembley (9-1) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Colosseo (USA) (8-12) 3rd of 9, nk behind Breizh Eagle (9-3) at ParisLongchamp 1m stks sft in Apr.
Prince Lancelot (9-2) 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Fast Raaj (9-2) at Deauville 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Apr.
Parchemin (IRE) (9-2) 5th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Policy Of Truth (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 3 gs in Apr.
Policy Of Truth (FR) (9-2) won at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 3 gs in Apr beating Sealiway (9-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mehmento (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, led towards near side of group, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Chindit (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Sealiway (FR) (9-2) 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Policy Of Truth (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 3 gs in Apr.
Easter (FR) (9-2) 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Policy Of Truth (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 3 gs in Apr.
Summiter (IRE) (9-2) 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Policy Of Truth (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m Grp 3 gs in Apr.
Normandy Bridge (FR) (9-2) 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Fast Raaj (9-2) at Deauville 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Apr.