Last month's G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches demotee Shes Perfect (Sioux Nation) heads a field of one dozen contenders for Sunday's G1 Prix de Diane Longines after Thursday morning's final declarations were announced for the €1-million Chantilly Classic. Basher Watts Racing's Charlie Fellowes trainee, who has drawn stall seven, will be reopposed by Princess Zahra Aga Khan's TDN Rising Star and Pouliches third Mandanaba (Ghaiyyath), who will emerge from stall 10. Mandanaba will be accompanied by Francis Graffard stablemates Cankoura (Persian King) and G2 Prix Saint-Alary victrix Gezora (Almanzor), who have been allocated stalls 11 and one.
Aidan O'Brien is set to saddle a team of two, with Pouliches also-rans Bedtime Story (Frankel) and Merrily (No Nay Never) drawn apart in stalls 12 and three.
Andre Fabre already has four editions in the books and will be represented by Juddmonte's Pouliches fifth Better Together (Oasis Dream), who will bid to become the veteran maestro's first winner since Golden Lilac in 2011 from stall nine. She will be partnered by Colin Keane.
Christopher Head celebrated a maiden victory in the contest with Yeguada Centurion's Blue Rose Cen in 2023 and relies on Rosa Salvaje (Maximum Security) this time around. She has drawn stall five.
The line-up is completed by D'Ores Et Deja (Zarak), American Gal (Kameko), Zia Agnese (Romanised) and Sand Gazelle (Frankel). Ballydoyle duo January (Kingman) and TDN Rising Star Ecstatic (Lord Kanaloa) were the only overnight entries not declared.
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