Richard Fahey does not believe there is a filly that can beat Anna Pavlova – as long as she gets her ground conditions.

WHIPPER could be set for a mouth-watering clash with the unbeaten Divine Proportions next week after lifting the Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville yesterday.

Bago could emerge as a leading Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe candidate when he tackles the French Derby 1-2-3 in the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday.