Eugène Adam : Now's the time for Flop Shot
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Open to 3-year-olds over 1m2f, the Prix Eugène Adam (Gr2) will be run at Saint-Cloud after having to leave Maisons-Laffitte
The favourite is the Wertheimers' homebred Flop Shot (New Approach), who skipped the QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club (Gr1) after winning the Prix de Guiche (Gr3). Flop Shot was only beaten by Sottsass, future winner of the French Derby, at the end of their juvenile season at Clairefontaine ...
He will have to dread here the English raider Headman (Kingman), who's competing at a higher level this time, and his compatriot Jalmoud (New Approach), only entered at the supplementation stage by Charlie Appleby. The colt won the Prix de l'Avre (L) in May over 1m4f, then it was too much going, at 7/1 all the same, in the Queen's Vase (Gr2) at Royal Ascot.
Skazino (Kendargent) won his last three races in Marseilles and Salon-de-Provence. Guy Pariente bred the Kamel Chehboub's Haras de la Gousserie-owned colt who's on a big mission on Sunday. Flambeur (Mizzen Mast) also reaches out to his best ever. The only filly of the field, Montviette (Le Havre) did well at 2 but she has failed twice this season.