Continued Study

[Wandering Eyes]

In a week of frenzied Classic trial action, Tuesday’s G2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud features some potential Epsom or Chantilly candidates with the Niarchos Family hoping that Study of Man (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) can prove he belongs in either Derby. Runner-up in the nine-furlong G3 Prix La Force on heavy ground at Longchamp Apr. 8, the homebred’s form has received a few knocks of late but he remains a colt of serious potential. In the German raider Alounak (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) he faces a stern challenge, with that rival getting a boost when Royal Youmzain (Fr) (Youmzain {Ire}), who he beat in the Listed Junioren-Preis at Dusseldorf in September, winning the G3 Bavarian Classic. He looked to have improved again when taking the Apr. 8 Listed Derby-Trial over 11 furlongs on his return there and is one of two representing his sire alongside Alhadab (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), who was runner-up in ParisLongchamp’s G3 Prix Noailles over this trip Apr. 15. The latter hails from the Andre Fabre stable responsible for a record 12 winners, with the last three of them going on to run at Epsom including the 2011 blue riband hero Pour Moi (Ire).

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