PRIX D'ISPAHAN-G1, €250,000, Longchamp, 5-27, 4yo/up, 9f 55ydsT, 1:51.85, gd.
1--GOLDEN LILAC (IRE), 125, f, 4, by Galileo (Ire)
   1st Dam: Grey Lilas (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $553,665), by Danehill
  2nd Dam: Kenmist (GB), by Kenmare (Fr)
  3rd Dam: Mistral's Collette (Ire), by Simply Great (Fr)
O/B-Gestut Ammerland; T-Andre Fabre; J-Maxime Guyon; €142,850. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 6 wins,  place, €996,670. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. **Triple Plus**. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Cirrus des Aigles (Fr), 128, g, 6, Even Top (Ire)--Taille de Guepe (Fr), by Septieme Ciel. O-Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy & Xavier Niel; B-Yvon Lelimouzin & Benoit Deschamps; T-Corine Barande-Barbe; €57,150.
3--Planteur (Ire), 128, h, 5, Danehill Dancer (Ire)--Plante Rare (Ire), by Giant's Causeway. O-Ahmed Al Falasi & M A Albousi; B-Dayton Investments Ltd; T-Marco Botti; €28,575.
Margins: 3/4, HF, HF. Odds: 4.30, 0.90, 4.30.
Also Ran: No Risk At All (Fr), Zinabaa (Fr), Tin Horse (Ire), Reliable Man (GB), Penitent (GB).
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   This year's G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine and "TDN Rising Star" Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) has ploughed a familiar route to Classic glory, emulating the unbeaten path originally taken by Golden Lilac. Gestut Ammerland's bay opened up with a pair of juvenile scores at Saint-Cloud before annexing the G3 Prix de la Grotte in her sophomore opener here last term. She also remained unbeaten through scores in the Pouliches and Chantilly's G1 Prix de Diane, but met with a first defeat in the Aug. 15 G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville last time. Benefitting from a patient approach since then, she bounced back with a bang to account for a stellar cast on seasonal return here. Golden Lilac was sharp from her inside box and raced keenly on the lead until gratefully accepting a tow along the rail from Cirrus des Aigles after the first quarter mile. With an inside pocket while looming large off the home turn, she was extricated from that perilous position by an efficient Maxime Guyon and quickened impressively to challenge approaching the final eighth. However, Cirrus des Aigles refused to wilt and rallied gamely on the inner, but the distaffer's sustained burst--and one flick of the persuader--was enough to join dual-winner Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa) on the honor roll. "Golden Lilac will need supplementing if she were to go for the [June 20 G1] Prince of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot," confirmed trainer Andre Fabre. "She will also be entered in the [Aug. 4 G1] Nassau S. at Goodwood, and time will tell where we'll go." Conditioner Corine Barande-Barbe was overjoyed with yet another high-class performance by Cirrus des Aigles, who was tackling a distance short of his optimum. "It was more like a milers' affair on fast ground over this shorter trip, but I'm delighted with his run," she beamed. "He prefers a longer trip and softer ground, and it was no disgrace to be beaten by so little. We will bring him back in either the Prince of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot or the [June 24 G1] Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud."