French Oaks next for Germance

GERMANCE booked her place in the Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks) on June 11 by maintaining her unbeaten record with a narrow victory in the Group One Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp yesterday.

Ioritz Mendizabal brought the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained filly with a telling run on the outside to lead in the dying strides of the 10-furlong contest.

The hot favourite got the better of the Aga Khan’s Sanaya by half-a-length with Alix Road a neck behind in third.