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Sunday 4 October 2020

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Qatar Prix de la Foret - Group 1

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: -

(11)

Pretreville²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Demuro| T: P Bary| OR: 112| C

40/1

Very smart horse. Latest win at Chantilly in May but arrives on back of below-form fifth of 11 to Earthlight in Prix du Pin over C&D 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1-1265

(3)

Safe Voyage²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: J Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 115| D

9/4

Very smart gelding who arrives at the top of his game and on a hat-trick after Group 2 wins at York (7f) and Leopardstown (8f). Game sort who relishes the mud so he holds leading claims.

Form: 3-21411

(6)

Toro Strike³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Guyon| T: R A Fahey| OR: 110| D

33/1

Smart colt. Landed 7f Goodwood handicap before good neck second of 5 to Happy Power in Supreme Stakes there last time. This demands a lot more, however.

Form: 233-512

(1)

Rubaiyat²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C Lecoeuvre| T: H Grewe| OR: 111| D

40/1

Smart German colt. Landed Group 3 at Hoppegarten in May and has held his form well since, ½l third of 8 to Dark Vision in Group 2 at Baden-Baden (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Much more needed here.

Form: 1-1223

(8)

Earthlight²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Barzalona| T: A Fabre| OR: 115| CD

5/2

Made it 7-8 when readily landing odds in Prix du Pin over C&D 21 days ago by ¾l from Tropbeau. Earlier excellent fourth to Space Blues in Group 1 at Deauville. Goes on soft so bold showing likely.

Form: 11-141

(4)

One Master²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: P C Boudot| T: W J Haggas| OR: 111| CD

2/1

Smart mare who arrives on back of good short-head second of 8 to Wichita in Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f) 22 days ago. Sure to go well in her bid to complete a hat-trick of wins in this event.

Form: 2-64122

(9)

Spinning Memories²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C Soumillon| T: P Bary| OR: 105| CD

25/1

Smart mare. Latest win at Clairefontaine in May and has continued in good form, close fourth of 11 to Earthlight in Prix du Pin over C&D last time. C&D winner too so holds each-way claims.

Form: -61194

(5)

Tropbeau²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: V Cheminaud| T: A Fabre| OR: 105| C| D

11/1

Course winner in May and has continued in good form, ¾l second of 11 to Earthlight in Prix du Pin over C&D 21 days ago. Smart so not totally dismissed.

Form: 3-1402

(2)

Irska⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: H Journiac| T: M Nigge| OR: 107

28/1

Lightly-raced filly who posted career-best effort when winning Group 3 at Deauville (8f, heavy) 50 days ago by 1¼l from Althiqa. Back in trip and this is lot more taxing though.

Form: 11231

Non-Runners

(7)

Speak In Colours⁴³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Tom Marquand

(10)

Lope Y Fernandez²⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Forecasts

One Master (2/1), Safe Voyage (9/4), Earthlight (5/2), Lope Y Fernandez (8/1), Tropbeau (11/1), Speak In Colours (20/1), Spinning Memories (25/1), Irska (28/1), Toro Strike (33/1), Rubaiyat (40/1), Pretreville (40/1)

An excellent renewal of the Prix Foret in which the gutsy SAFE VOYAGE is taken to come out on top given he arrives better than ever after back-to-back Group 2 wins and will also relish these testing conditions. Earthlight has met with defeat only once in his career thus far so Andre Fabre's colt is greatly feared along with dual winner One Master who is sure to put up a stout defence of her crown.