Rouget Seeks Elusive Fontainebleau

Markazi | Scoop Dyga

By

Jean-Claude Rouget has yet to taste success in the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau and sends forth a team of two for Sunday's latest edition, which is again staged at Chantilly due to the ongoing transformation of Longchamp's Bois de Boulogne track. The Pau-based conditioner is represented by His Highness The Aga Khan's Markazi (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who lines up off an impressive score in last month's Listed Prix Omnium II at Saint-Cloud, and Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}), who makes his seasonal return coming back from a win in last term's Listed Grand Criterium de Bordeaux. Andre Fabre is at the other end of the wins spectrum and will claim an outright record of ten renewals should Xaarino (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr} prevail. Prince Faisal bin Khaled's €90,000 ARQOCT bargain has done nothing but improve since suffering a soft-ground debut defeat to Brametot at Deauville in June, and goes postward off wins at Chantilly and in the Listed Prix Francois Boutin back at Deauville in August. Freddy Head's team has hit form and is represented by Stunning Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) here. George Strawbridge's homebred seeks to maintain an unbeaten sophomore record returning off wins here and at Saint-Cloud last month. Henri-Alex Pantall incumbent Incampo (Fr) (Campanologist) enjoys a similar 3-year-old profile and makes his third black-type start rebounding off a taking six-length score at Compiegne last month. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's Spotify (Fr) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) is the only contender with a perfect record and the Christophe Ferland trainee steps up from a three-length triumph on Chantilly's all-weather surface last month.

Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.

Copy Article Link

X

Never miss another story from the TDN

Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.