Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp Sunday

It's pretty hot in Paris so the connections would probably wish they were in Deauville.

The Prix Maurice de Nieuil G2 is over2800m and the current favourite on 2/1 is Double Major (we always think of Blackadder and "Major Major") for Ferland-Guyon.  He won this race last year and is racing well and there's only 6 others to beat.  One of those it the Aga Khan's Estate's Siboyan with Graffard-Barzalona in charge and this trip should suit. 9/4 looks enticing.

Thee Prix de Malleret is also G2 for the 3yo fillies with only 5 runners as favourite Sunly may have sent them all away.  She's an unbeaten in her three starts to date and as she is a Juddmonte horse Colin Keane will come over to ride her.  She's by Night of Thunder and looks promising.  Our roughie here is Rabbit's Foot who is by Golden Horse and is with Rohaut and Guyon will ride.

The Grand Prix de Paris is for 3yo (no geldings) over 2400m and there are six runners.  On paper its being described as being between Trinity College who was fourth in the French Derby and then won at Ascot. He's 5/4 in the UK and New Ground who was fourth in the Epsom Derby is on 7/4.  Colin Keane rides. 

However we are interested in the local Surabad, from the Aga Khan's estate.  He's been in the frame for all his 4 starts and one of his wins is c&d so 16/1 is very tempting.


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