The Prix Jacques Le Marois on Sunday

[my miss storm cat]

Who do you all like here (..... I guess all meaning Moodwalker and Johannesburg)?

I think it's high time Peeress had another great win.

From Racing Post.....

Moore on board as Peeress goes in search of more Group success
by Desmond Stoneham

RYAN MOORE, well clear of Jamie Spencer in the jockeys’ title race, will ride Peeress for Sir Michael Stoute in Sunday’s Deauville highlight, the Prix Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard-Jacques Le Marois.

The Lockinge winner will be joined in the Group 1 contest, due to be shown live on At The Races, by Godolphin’s Librettist, the mount of Frankie Dettori, as well as Ballydoyle’s Ad Valorem, for whom the booking of Jamie Spencer has been confirmed.

The domestic defence is headed by Prix Jean Prat winner Stormy River, while New Girlfriend makes a swift reappearance after finishing in rear in last Sunday’s Prix Maurice de Gheest. “New Girlfriend appears to have come out of the race in good condition and I’ll make a final decision tomorrow morning,” said trainer Robert Collet. “We have nothing to lose by running her again – the tactics didn’t work out as we had hoped last time.”

The Mark Johnston-trained Crosspiece and Mango Mischief (John Dunlop) have been declared for Sunday’s main supporting event, the Group 3 Prix Gontaut-Biron, while Peter Chapple-Hyam looks likely to run Striving Storm in a 7f event named in honour of the great Francois Boutin.

The track was watered overnight and clerk of the course Yves Dehayes described the going as good to soft on Thursday morning, although with only slight showers forecast, it is likely to be good on Sunday.

[Scurlogue Champ]

I keep fancying Ad Valorem, so I hope he wins here

[my miss storm cat]

Two big races in one week for New Girlfriend..... surprised she's entered.

Good luck, Moodwalker! I like AV a lot too..... love Peeress though.

Come home safe, all of you.

[my miss storm cat]

Sunday August 13 2006
Deauville 15:25
Prix Du Jacques Le Marois (group 1)
£600000.00 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class A, £342840.00 penalty
11 runners
Going: N/A
Colours: Show Hide 15:25
16:05

No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 (7) 13-2797 Special Kaldoun (IRE) 21 7 9-4 D Smaga D Boeuf SP SP
SP
2 (4) 115/111 Librettist (USA) 21 4 9-4 S bin Suroor L Dettori 112 SP SP
SP
3 (3) 358242 Helios Quercus (FR) 21 4 9-4 C Diard I Mendizabal SP SP
SP
4 (10) Ad Valorem (FR) 4 9-4 A P O'Brien J Spencer SP SP
SP
5 (8) 12-1 Ramonti (FR) 72 4 9-4 Dioscuri S R L E Botti SP SP
SP
6 (11) 3 Manduro (FR) 21 4 9-4 A Fabre O Peslier SP SP
SP
7 (6) Peeress (FR) 5 9-1 Sir M Stoute R Moore SP SP
SP
8 (1) 2-11321 Stormy River (FR) 35 3 8-11 N Clement T Thulliez SP SP
SP
9 (5) 631424 Kendargent (FR) 35 3 8-11 Fertillet (s) R Marchelli SP SP
SP
10 (2) 31-1512 Kentucky Dynamite (USA) 35 3 8-11 A Royer Dupre De C P Lemaire SP SP
SP
11 (9) 115-630 New Girlfriend (IRE) 7 3 8-8 Robert Collet 114 SP SP
SP

Betting Forecast: 4/5 Stormy River (FR), 4/1 Ad Valorem (FR), 12/1 Manduro (FR), 12/1 Peeress (FR), 14/1 Librettist (USA), 14/1 Kentucky Dynamite (USA), 20/1 Ramonti (FR), 25/1 Special Kaldoun (IRE), 25/1 New Girlfriend (IRE), 28/1 Helios Quercus (FR), 40/1 Kendargent (FR)

[my miss storm cat]

Librettist gets his first Group 1, Manduro and Peeress place.

I just read that Ad Valorem was last (???)... what happened?