The Hong Kong Jockey Club

1

Grand Glory

Survived one or two in-race difficulties to win a conditions event over 2000m at Saint-Cloud in April. However that form has not been enhanced much since and she now meets rivals who have achieved plenty more in this G1 Classic.

2

Entitle

Showed little on her career debut but is learning with experience, winning a novices' event at Lingfield (hanging right, suggesting a track like this would suit better) and nearly landing a surprise win in a G3 over a similar distance to this at York on her 2019 debut.

3

Siyarafina

A major force in this surely, having won all three starts, most significantly the major trial for this when showing smooth acceleration to win a G1 (2000m) at Longchamp last month. All wins have come on a slowish surface but she looks very talented indeed.

4

Channel

No worries over this trip as she has already won a maiden over even further. She prepped for this winning quite convincingly in a conditions' event over this course and distance last month. Worth her place in this but it is a big step up in class.

5

Nausha

A winner on her only start last season but a beaten favourite on her 2019 debut when racing much too keenly early. She bounced back in style with a surprise victory in a G3 over a similar distance to this on quick ground at York in May. Patiently ridden, then strong in the straight.

6

Ebony

Whilst she has shown plenty of ability - winning her first start and being placed behind fillies who have entries for this G1 Classic - she hasn't yet shown that she has the required brilliance to land this.

7

Etoile

The winner of her first two starts - this year - but as her trainer says only beating 'average' horses. She then ran a close second in a Longchamp G3 before proving decisively that she thrives at this distance when convincingly winning a G3 on very soft ground at Saint-Cloud last month.

8

Cartiem

Beaten on her debut but has won all three since, albeit by narrow margins. Most recently she responded to strong pressure to beat three rivals in a G3 over this distance at Saint-Cloud, leading close home and battling hard.

9

Noor Sahara

With so much speed in her pedigree she is not at all certain to benefit from this move to 2100m. She is, though, an improving filly who has won two of her three 2019 starts and quickened nicely to win a 1600m Listed event at Longchamp last month.

10

Cala Tarida

Looked more of a sprinter when winning her first career start over just 1100m. However she has since won twice over 1600m, including a G3 winning strike from off the pace at Deauville last October. Didn't have a great passage when 3.25L fourth to Siyarafina at Longchamp (2000m) last month.

11

Amarena

A few weeks after winning on her career debut at Dusseldorf she looked to relish the rain-soaked ground as she outbattled seven rivals to gain a surprise victory in a Listed event over 2200m at Longchamp last month. However her closest victims there have all been beaten since. Yutake Take jets in from Japan to ride her.

12

Paramount

Opened her account at a provincial French track last August, landing a shock victory. Held up off the speed in a G3 trial for this (2100m) at Saint-Cloud last month, she made a promising forward move before running out of gas.

13

Wonderment

On her third and final 2018 start she beat off some better fancied colts to win one of France's most prestigious two-year-old G1's, over 2000m at Saint-Cloud. Not disgraced in a conditions' event at Chantilly last month, but no sign that she had progressed from that big two-year-old effort.

14

Morning Dew

Hard to think that she has any chance here, finishing behind higher-profile fillies on her last two starts, including a long way behind Siyarafina in a G1 at Longchamp last month.

15

Platane

In April she started favourite for a G3 over 1800m at Longchamp and, having got to the lead 300m out, she became involved in a tense battle with Etoile, bravely proving too strong close home. However she badly disappointed in a Longchamp G1 last time.

16

Commes

Two strong efforts this year. Firstly, second to serious contender Siyarafina at Longchamp in April, and then coming with a powerful late surge that only just failed to win her the G1 Poule D'Essai des Pouliches over 1600m at Longchamp last month. A good filly who now needs to prove herself at this trip.

Prix de Diane S1 - 1, 16/06/2019, Sunday Post Time 22:05