MARCHAND D’Or entered the annals of French racing by becoming the first horse to win the prestigious Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville three times yesterday.

Richard Fahey’s Anna Pavlova proved a bitter disappointment as outsider Avanti Polonia sprung a surprise in the Group Two Prix de Pomone at Deauville.

THE Aga Khan may run Sageburg against his daughter’s Darjina in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp tomorrow.