From Racing Post..... very nice field shaping up.
Divine Story supplemented for Prix Foy
by Desmond Stoneham
A PRIX FOY featuring two of the world’s best horses was enhanced by a filly with one win in 15 starts after Rupert Pritchard-Gordon on Thursday supplemented Divine Story for Sunday’s Arc trial.
Hurricane Run, stablemate Shirocco and Pride, the last horse to beat Hurricane Run, will be joined by pacemaker Near Honor and Divine Story in a field of five.
The cost of the supplementary was €7,800 and if Divine Story took fourth place she would pick up €9,100 plus a further 58 per cent of the prize-money gained because she is a French-bred. If all goes according to plan there will be a gross profit of €5,824 for her connections.
Pritchard-Gordon said on Thursday: “When she is eventually sold, it will look good in a catalogue to have black type and to see that she was placed in a Group 2.
“Divine Story has already been placed at Listed level and the field could even be smaller as you can never tell what may happen in the 72 hours before a race.”
A field of 14 was declared for the Group 1 Prix Vermeille, including Ouija Board, who has been left in as a precaution by trainer Ed Dunlop. Dunlop’s father John saddles Time On with Richard Hughes in the saddle while Short Skirt is expected to be ridden by Kieren Fallon for Sir Michael Stoute although Aidan O’Brien has declared Fermion.
There were nine colts declared for the Prix Niel including Dragon Dancer (Darryll Holland), Papal Bull (Fallon) and Youmzain (Hughes) for Britain. Aidan O’Brien is also having a look at the race for Puerto Rico, who looks more likely to tackle the St Leger.
Andre Fabre’s main hope will be Khalid Abdullah’s Rail Link and the same colours of Khalid Abdullah will also be carried by General Knowledge. The stable will also be represented by Sheikh Mohammedís Bremen.
The ground on Thursday at Longchamp was 3.1 or goodand the weather forecast was set fair until the weekend.
Clerk of the course Christian Delporte will water his track early this morning and he hopes to post between 3.1 and 3.2 (good) as the official going on Sunday morning.
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