No joy in France for Approve

William Haggas' Approve could finish only third as Spanish raider Irish Field took top honours in the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte today.

The Mauricio Delcher Sanchez-trained youngster was sent off at 9-2 having been narrowly denied in a Group Three at Chantilly on his latest start and was always travelling strongly for Christophe Soumillon.