Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 14, 2018 Journalists Share Posted April 14, 2018 Sunday’s G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at ParisLongchamp is certain to provide clues as to where the upcoming Classics will go, with Godolphin’s unbeaten Wootton (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) putting his cards on the table ahead of the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains. Successful over a mile at Deauville in August, the bay followed up by five lengths in the Listed Prix Isonomy back there in October and the operation’s Lisa-Jane Graffard is striking a note of caution about expectations. “The winter hasn’t been particularly kind to trainers and Wootton’s preparation has been slightly interrupted, but he appears to be in very good form and ready to make his first start of the season. He is a horse that we think a lot of and he has plenty of quality. He’s not the flashiest at home, so it is hard to go into a race like this with a great deal of confidence, but he is as well as he can be.” Last year’s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere runner-up and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Olmedo (Fr) (Declaration of War) and G2 Futurity S. scorer Rostropovich (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) also try out ahead of the spring Classics, with the latter providing Ballydoyle with another marker. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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