Fabre Mob-Handed For Noailles Assault

Soleil Marin | Scoop Dyga

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Sunday's G3 Prix Noailles has failed to provide a winner of the G1 Prix du Jockey Club since Anabaa Blue (GB) (Anabaa) did the double in 2001 and its demotion from Group 2 status in 2014 was unsurprising. Andre Fabre is the contest's winningmost trainer with a haul of ten, although just three have come this century, and he bids to enhance that record with a trio of representatives in this year's renewal at Chantilly. Soleil Marin (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}) was acquired by Godolphin after his impressive win in last month's Listed Prix Francois Mathet at Saint-Cloud, where the reopposing Amazing (Fr) (Kentucky Dynamite) finished 3 1/2 lengths adrift in third, and bids to make it five wins on the trot in this 10 1/2-furlong test. He is joined by stablemates Akihiro (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Galipad (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), who both race in the silks of Alain and Gerard Wertheimer. The hitherto undefeated Akihiro had G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in arrears when annexing September's G3 Prix des Chenes going one mile at this track in his latest start, while Galipad goes to post off a four-length tally at Argentan earlier this month. Chief threat to Fabre dominance is Normandy Eagle (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), a Freddy Head trainee racing in the colours of Ecuries des Monceaux, who returns off a taking win over today's trip at Saint-Cloud last month.

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