12:15 Compiegne
Du Vermandois Stakes
Flat
• 2800m
• €28,000
• 7
G
3 yrs
351
Improving last-start winner of a minor 2400m maiden at Beaupreau on 24 August. Faces a sterner test of his mettle but has scope for further progress
Al Asayl France
€4,675
C
3 yrs
311968
Experienced colt with references/victories in the handicap and claiming categories. Needs to reaffirm after back-to-back unplaced efforts, the latest (8th) over 2000m at Saint-Cloud on 13 September
R Capozzi
€36,250
G
3 yrs
333241
Debut winner of a 2400m Saint-Cloud claimer on 6 September. Up in class but is open to any amount of improvement
Ph Lassen
€9,500
G
3 yrs
517415
Capable performer who usually acquits himself well and seldom finishes far off the mark. Didn't go unnoticed when 5th over 2900m at Clairefontaine on 5 July - not taken lightly on his reappearance
Mme P Wattanavrangkul
€34,317
C
3 yrs
1-4743
This well-bred colt (grandson of champion Solemia) is the top-rated runner in the lineup. Boasts solid form references, including a 1800m Listed 4th and last-start 3rd at Vichy over 1850m on 23 September
Wertheimer & Frere
€49,255
C
3 yrs
3-3242
Game-in-defeat 2nd on debut over 2400m at Vichy on 24 September and is open to improvement with that experience to count on
Westminster Race Horses S
€6,375
F
3 yrs
153336
Debut winner at Sable-sur-Sarthe in April and maintains good form and consistency. Acquitted herself well (6th) on handicap debut in a 2000m Quinte+ event at ParisLongchamp on 12 September - respect
Ecurie Michel Doineau
€12,175
Race Overview
Well-bred YOOX (5) ventures into the unknown over this marathon distance for the first time but does so with legitimate ambitions. He gets the nod ahead of SIR SILJAN (6), after an encouraging debut on French soil, and improving last-start winner CATCH FIRE (1) who steps up in class but is open to further progress. LA GUERCHE (7) ran well enough in a recent Quinte+ to suggest that she is competitive for a podium berth in a race of this nature.
Selection:
5 - 6 - 1
