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14:50 Saint-Cloud (FR)

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Group 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 204y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • €400,000 added
  • Winner: €252,000
  • 2nd: €80,000
  • 3rd: €40,000
  • 4th: €28,000
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 14:51:59
  • 8 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Big-green body, rose epaulettes, big-green arms, rose cap
15/2
  • Form 034-52
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 116

2(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sleeves, Red cap
40/1
  • Form 273-21
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

3(2)
Silk - Garnet body, big-blue arms, black cap
15/8
  • Form 22-211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 121

4(8)
Silk - White, red star, hooped sleeves, red star on cap
7/1
  • Form 1111-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 112

5(7)
Silk - White, grey checked, grey stripes on sleeves, white cap

Broome (IRE)

15 BF
3/1
  • Form 0-11122
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 116

6(3)
Silk - black, orange cross sashes, lime green sleeves, black cap
66/1
  • Form 315-75
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 114

7(1)
Silk - Green body, red epaulettes, green arms, green cap
7/2
  • Form 613-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 108

8(6)
Silk - White body, grey striped, white arms, grey striped, grey cap

Ambition

273 D
22/1
  • Form 1/125-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 110

In depth

Verdict

Last year’s German Derby winner IN SWOOP missed out by only a neck in the Arc subsequently when finishing ahead of Gold Trip. He’s returned to action in fine form with a couple of victories at a lower level and Francis Graffard’s colt is the one to beat. Ebaiyra is upped in class and last year’s runner-up Nagano Gold has found the selection too good the last twice having also finished behind Baron Samedi when Joseph O’Brien’s charge won a Group 2 at Longchamp last autumn. Ballydoyle send over Broome, who should be in the mix having gone close in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh before finding one too good in the Hardwicke at Ascot.

Formwatch

Gold Trip (FR) (9-2) 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Mare Australis (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 1 stks gs in May.

Kaspar (EG) (9-0) won at Mulheim 1m 3f Grp 2 stks sft in Jun beating Grocer Jack (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.

In Swoop (IRE) (8-13) won at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 2 stks in Jun beating Sublimis (8-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.

Baron Samedi 13-10fav (8-10) 3w upper, edged away, won at Belmont Park 2m stks fm in Jun beating Fantasioso (8-10) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.

Broome (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Raced out wide in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd final 110 yards and stayed on, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Wonderful Tonight (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Jun.

Nagano Gold (8-13) 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind In Swoop (8-13) at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 2 stks in Jun.

Ebaiyra (USA) (8-13) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 2 stks hvy in May beating Raabihah (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.

Ambition (9-2) 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Tarnawa (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f Grp 1 fll hvy in Oct.