Two high-end races head the card at Longchamp on Thursday as Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach renews his rivalry with Seville in the Group 1 Grand Pirx De Paris. Preceding this, 13 runners compete in the Group 2 Prix Maurice De Nieuil.
Longchamp
6.15 Prix Maurice De Nieuil (Group 2) 4-year-olds+, 14f (13 runners)
Times Up (Ryan Moore/John Dunlop) 9/2fav or Kasbah Bliss (Thierry Thulliez/F Douman) 9/1ew
John Dunlop's five-year-old continued his upward slant this season by winning on his last appearance in the Grand Cup at York two months ago. Despite his years, nine-year-old Kasbah Bliss has place claims and is back running at a more suitable distance following his seventh place in the Ascot Gold Cup.
6.50 Grand Prix De Paris (Group 1) 3-year-olds, 12f (7 runners)
Treasure Beach (C O'Donoghue/AP O'Brien) 11/4fav or Bubble Chic (Stephane Pasquier/G Botti) 13/2ew
Stable mates Treasure Beach and Seville (Seamie Heffernan/AP O'Brien, 3/1) go head-to-head once again after finishing first and second respectively in the Irish Derby last month. The fact that Treasure Beach also finished ahead of Seville in the Epsom Derby gives him an added advantage. Of the French-trained horses involved, Reliable Man (Gerald Mosse/A De Royer-Dupre, 11/4) is sure to run well after winning the Prix Du Jockey Club, but Bubble Chic, second behind A De Royer-Dupre's mount at Chantilly, is better value.
Hamilton
3.40 Glasgow Stakes (Listed) 3-year-olds, 11f (7 runners)
Stella Point (Hugh Bowman/Mick Channon) 4/1
There is little-to-no form over 11 furlongs for any of the runners in this contest, although favourite Malthouse (Silvestre De Sousa/Mark Johnston) finished halfway down the field in the 12 furlong King George V handicap at Royal Ascot. My pick is filly Stella Point, who won a 10 furlong maiden easily last time out, and should progress further again.
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