Criquette Head-Maarek’s Fuisse prevailed in a blanket finish for the Prix du Moulin in which Paco Boy could finish only fourth.

SPECIAL Duty again benefited from the intervention of the stewards as she was awarded a second Classic in the space of 14 days with Longchamp officials promoting her to first place in the Poule D’Essai Des Pouliches yesterday.

Special Duty again benefited from the intervention of the stewards as she was awarded a second Classic in the space of 14 days with Longchamp officials promoting her to first place in the Poule D'Essai Des Pouliches.

Marchand D'Or returned to his brilliant best on his first outing for 2000 Guineas-winning trainer Mikel Delzangles as he came from the ruck to claim the five-furlong Prix De Saint-Georges at Longchamp.

SPECIAL DUTY was awarded the StanJames.com 1000 Guineas in the Newmarket stewards’ room – even though Jacqueline Quest was first past the post.

The legendary Henry Cecil caused a major upset in the StanJames.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket when Jacqueline Quest pipped Special Duty in a thrilling climax.

CRIQUETTE Head-Maarek has admitted to having stamina doubts ahead of Special Duty’s run in Sunday’s StanJames.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Richard Hills has no doubts about Awzaan’s ability to stay a mile ahead of Saturday’s StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

KIEREN Fallon believes St Nicholas Abbey will have to be a “freak” if he is to make a winning return to action in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

Stephane Pasquier is in demand to ride Getaway in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

NEIL Callan feels Rainbow View and Sariska are the fillies to beat when he gets the leg up on well-touted outsider Wadaat in the Investec Oaks at Epsom tomorrow.

Trainer Freddie Head made it a remarkable eight Group Ones for the season on the Longchamp undercard as Naaqoos took the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) and Marchand D’Or the Prix de l’Abbaye.

PROPORTIONAL has a lot to live up to compared with last year’s Total Prix Marcel Boussac winner Zarkava, but still had the ability to humble a decent pack of two-year-old fillies in the Longchamp Group One yesterday.

Goldikova showed a beguiling turn of foot to lower the colours of Henrythenavigator in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.

British raiders were out of luck in the Prix du Pin at Longchamp, with Andre Fabre’s Captain’s Lover landing the spoils under Stephane Pasquier.

Getaway aims for redemption and his first Group One victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Yeats secured his place in the history books as he became only the second horse to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

DUKE Of Marmalade emulated former stablemate Dylan Thomas as he opened his season with a victory in the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp yesterday.

Leg Spinner was given a quote of just 33-1 for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle after storming to victory on the Flat in the £2.5m totescoop6 Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

AIDAN O’BRIEN hailed Kieren Fallon as a “unique talent” after he partnered Dylan Thomas to his dramatic victory.

DRAMA is never far from Kieren Fallon and his supporters had to survive an excruciating 35-minute wait before Dylan Thomas was awarded victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp must have appeared like a black cloud on the horizon for Baron Georg Von Ullmann after Manduro was ruled out of the main event.

Frankie Dettori treated racegoers who headed to Longchamp ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to a flying dismount after securing a Yorkshire victory aboard Anna Pavlova in the Prix de Royallieu.

Coastal Path ran out an easy winner of the Prix Chaudenay at Longchamp, leading home an Andre Fabre-trained one-two-three-four in the Group Two contest.

Andre Fabre has hailed the recently retired Manduro as the best horse he has ever trained.

CORAL and Ladbrokes have issued revised prices on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following informed speculation Manduro suffered an injury in the wake of his win in the Prix Foy at Longchamp yesterday.

Andre Fabre has an eighth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe success in his sights after Manduro proved his stamina over a mile and a half in the Prix Foy at Longchamp.

Pascal Barry has warned that Zambezi Sun is expected to need the run when he goes on trial for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe this weekend in the Prix Niel.

Proviso looked a smart filly when holding Laureldean Gale in the Prix du Calvados at Deauville.

Kieren Fallon emerged unscathed from a nasty-looking fall aboard Vodafone Derby second Eagle Mountain in the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp on Saturday evening.

A highly-unorthodox Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe preparation is on the agenda for Manduro, with Andre Fabre considering dropping the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes winner back to a mile following his Royal Ascot victory.

Andre Fabre's Manduro proved the class act on show at Longchamp as he gained his first success at the highest level when putting four rivals to the sword in the Prix d'Ispahan.

David Wachman is sending Followmyfootsteps over from his County Tipperary base to contest the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday.

CONNECTIONS of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Rail Link remain understandably elated following the colt’s thrilling victory at Longchamp on Sunday.

Connections of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Rail Link remain understandably elated following the colt’s thrilling victory at Longchamp.

ANDRE FABRE confirmed himself the master of Europe’s autumn showpiece when sending out the unfancied Rail Link to secure his seventh victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday.

Rail Link was a shock winner of a star-studded Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Connections of Shirocco welcomed Christophe Soumillon’s availability to ride Andre Fabre’s charge in what promises to be an intriguing renewal of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

BRUNEL landed a share of first prize in the Prix de la Porte Maillot at Longchamp yesterday after lightning knocked out the photo-finish equipment.

Aidan O’Brien and Kieren Fallon’s raid to Longchamp this afternoon got off to an inauspicious start when Falstaff finished out of the places in the opening Prix La Force.

THE Aidan O’Brien-trained Powerscourt and Clive Brittain’s veteran Warrsan, a dual Group One winner this year, spearhead a strong European challenge for next week’s Japan Cup in Tokyo.

Westerner’s status as Europe’s top stayer was confirmed at Longchamp today with a second successive win in the Prix Royal-Oak, the race known as the French St Leger.

REFUSE TO BEND’S Vodafone Derby price was on the slide yesterday when negative vibes emerged after the Dermot Weld-trained colt galloped yesterday morning.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has two Vodafone Oaks victories to his name – Shahtoush (1998) and Imagine (2001) – and the Irish handler has a couple of entries remaining in the fillies’ Classic at Epsom after yesterday’s forfeit stage.