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14:50 Saint-Cloud (FR)

Criterium De Saint-Cloud (Group 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 207y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • €250,000 added
  • Winner: €157,500
  • 2nd: €50,000
  • 3rd: €25,001
  • 4th: €17,500
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 14:53:36
  • 8 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Dark Green, white stripe and epaulets, Dark green sleeves, white cap, Dark green stripes
8/1
  • Form 31
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

2(7)
Silk - Beige, red epaulets, sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 125
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 99

3(9)
Silk - Yellow body, blue stars, yellow arms, yellow cap, blue stars
11/4
  • Form 713
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

4(4)
Silk - Purple, white seams, white stripes on purple sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 61
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

5(1)
Silk - maroon, dark green cross belts, dark green armlets, dark green cap
14/1
  • Form 1321
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

6(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange disc, striped sleeves, royal blue cap, orange stripes
  • Form 221
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

7(6)
Silk - White
6/1
  • Form 614
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

8(5)
Silk - Red, royal blue braces, royal blue and red chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

9(8)
NR
2/1
  • Form 211
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

In depth

Verdict

Sound Of Cannons won in soft going at Haydock before struggling in the Royal Lodge while Andrew Balding sends over Sandown novice winner Via De Vega. Aidan O’Brien runs three but Mythical came up short in Group 3 company over today’s trip at Newmarket last time and Arthur’s Kingdom and Celtic High King are maiden winners. But this can go to one of the home challengers with Listed winner Pao Alto preferred to stablemate Thunderspeed and Mkfancy though THE SUMMIT makes most appeal. Henri-Alex Pantall’s colt was beaten less than a length in a Group 3 contest in testing ground over 1m1f at Chantilly last month and the form looks solid enough with the fourth having subsequently won a Listed race.

Formwatch

Mkfancy (FR) (9-2) won at Saint-Cloud 1m mdn stks hvy in Sep beating Firstman (9-2) by 3l, 14 ran.

Sound Of Cannons 8-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Royal Dornoch (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.

The Summit (FR) (8-12) 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Hopeful (8-12) at Chantilly 1m 1f Grp 3 gs in Sep.

Celtic High King (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, 9th over 3f out, progress on outer over 2f out, closed in 3rd 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly final 150 yards, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m mdn sft in Oct beating Nobel Prize (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.

Thunderspeed (FR) (9-2) won at Angers 1m 2f stks gs in Oct beating Directa (8-10) by 1l, 7 ran.

Arthur's Kingdom (IRE) 11-10fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden early straight and went 2nd under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead final 50 yards, won at Gowran Park 1m mdn hvy in Oct beating Zoheyr (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

Mythical (FR) 2-1fav (9-2) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Max Vega (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.

Via De Vega (FR) 14-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 2f out, switched to outer over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, led post, won at Sandown 1m stks (4) gd in Sep beating Never Alone (9-5) by hd, 12 ran.

Pao Alto (FR) (8-13) won at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m lst stks in Oct beating Grey Mystere (8-10) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.