Nehou took a step forward when fourth at Fontainebleau in March but the grey lacks the scope of KATAFONIC (NAP). By Ifraaj out of a winning miler, Carlos Laffon-Parias’ colt was very green at Deauville in February but will know more today. The Olympic Glory newcomer Ernan Cortes is probably worth a market check but it’s difficult to make a case for many of the others.
Vasco Da Gama (FR) (9-2) 6th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Hurricane Cloud (9-2) at Saint-Cloud 1m mdn stks sft in May.
Nehou (FR) (9-2) 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Twist (9-2) at Fontainebleau 1m mdn stks hvy in Mar.
King Happy (USA) (8-11) 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Tag (8-11) at Marseille-borely 1m mdn gd in Sep.
Blanc Buisson (FR) (9-2) 9th of 0, 9l behind The Shard (9-2) at Toulouse 1m mdn stks sft in May.
Boken (FR) (9-2) 6th of 12, 10 1/4l behind In Swoop (8-12) at Lyon-Parilly 1m 3f mdn stks sft in May.
Katafonic (FR) (9-2) 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Healer (9-2) at Deauville 7f stks pol in Feb.
Trinity One (IRE) Morpheus colt out of Intellibet One.
Ernan Cortes (FR) Olympic Glory gelding out of Alyzea.