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Sunday 2 October 2022

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Qatar Prix de la Foret Presente par Education Above All (Group 1)

Off time: 17:09 | Winning time: -

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(9)

Kinross²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L Dettori| T: R M Beckett| OR: 117| D

11/8

Very smart gelding. Career best when winning 6-runner Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f, good to soft, 5/6) 21 days ago by length from New Energy, pushed out. That is the best form on offer.

Form: 9-38211

(5)

Fang²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Demuro| T: J C Rouget| CD

13/2

Smart gelding. Career best when winning 6-runner Prix du Pin (51/10) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago by length from Ever Given, keeping on well. Clearly thriving but this asks a different question.

Form: -11611

(4)

Entscheiden³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryusei Sakai| T: Y Yahagi| OR: 110| D

80/1

Smart horse. One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Chukyo in May. Creditable 2½ lengths tenth of 18 in listed race at Niigata (7f, firm) 35 days ago. Up against it on balance of form.

Form: -900180

(3)

New Energy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: S Lavery| OR: 112| D

7/1

Smart colt. 5/1, good length second of 6 to Kinross in Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. No reason why he'll reverse the form with that rival.

Form: 332872

(6)

Goldistyle²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C P Lemaire| T: C Laffon-Parias| OR: 106| CD

16/1

Smart filly. 12¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Dreamloper in Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (15/1) at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. This isn't an easy race to bounce back in.

Form: 2-1437

(7)

Malavath⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Soumillon| T: F Graffard| OR: 111| D

28/1

Smart filly. Latest win at Deauville in April. 2¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Saffron Beach in Prix Rothschild (12/1) at Deauville (8f, good) 61 days ago. Return to 7f in her favour.

Form: 2-1054

(10)

Mangoustine⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: G Mosse| T: M Delzangles| OR: 111| C| D

22/1

Smart filly. Course winner. Latest win here in May. 7 lengths ninth of 11 to Tenebrism in Prix Jean Prat (88/10) at Deauville (7f, good) 84 days ago. Needs to cast that run aside.

Form: 1-3199

(8)

Sandrine⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 110| D

10/1

Smart filly. Latest win at Goodwood in July. Respectable 2¾ lengths third of 9 to Kinross in City of York Stakes (5/1) at York (7f, good to firm) 43 days ago, running on away from the main action as it unfolded.

Form: 3-57313

(2)

Accakaba⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M Guyon| T: C Ferland| OR: 107| D

25/1

Smart filly. 12/1, creditable 2¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Highfield Princess in Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville (6.5f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 4-3348

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Tenebrism²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 114| D

7/2

Smart filly. Latest win at Deauville in July. 15/2, respectable 4 lengths third of 9 to Pearls Galore in Matron Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 22 days ago. Expected to give her running again and be in the mix.

Form: 1-84123

Forecasts

Kinross (11/8), Tenebrism (7/2), Fang (13/2), New Energy (7/1), Sandrine (10/1), Goldistyle (16/1), Mangoustine (22/1), Accakaba (25/1), Malavath (28/1), Entscheiden (80/1)

KINROSS was fourth in this a year ago but this renewal doesn't look quite as strong and given he arrives at the very top of his game, his claims are fairly obvious. Tenebrism is the most prudent second choice given her reliability, while Sandrine, behind the selection at York, may prove best of the rest.