Chantilly's G3 Qatar Prix Gladiateur may be the lesser of the pattern races on show on Sunday, but it features the country's leading stayer Vazirabad (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) who is geared towards the G1 Prix du Cadran. Forced to miss Ascot's G1 Gold Cup, His Highness The Aga Khan's dual G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero who also took the two-mile G2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan Mar. 25 and a second G2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier here May 28 is virtually unbeatable in these types of races. If there is an upset, it could come via the unexposed British raider Flymetothestars (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) who was having his first run on turf when second in York's prestigious Ebor H. over 14 furlongs at York Aug. 26.
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