Saturday's G3 Prix Paul de Moussac Longines at Chantilly serves in part as a revival of hostilities between two of the main protagonists in the Listed Prix de Pontarme, with Haras de Saint Pair's unbeaten Trais Fluors (GB) (Dansili {GB}) faced again by 'TDN Rising Star' Ratiocination (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}). Connections of the latter may feel that the May 23 Saint-Cloud contest came too soon after his impressive four-length conditions success here 13 days earlier, but there was much to admire about the way Andre Fabre's representative went through that race. George Strawbridge's Stunning Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was 4 1/2-lengths third behind Phelps Win (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}) in the G3 Prix de Guiche over nine furlongs here on May 7, having previously finished runner-up to Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}) in the Apr. 16 G3 Prix de Fontainebleau over this course and distance, and is becoming known for trademark consistency.
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