Christopher Head Stable Tour

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Winner of a handicap last season, she travelled in mid-field before making her move on the outside. She quickened well, improving all the time to finish fourth last time in the Miss Alleged Handicap at Chantilly.

Trainer says

She is a nice filly. I’m sure she will develop into a Quinté filly over the longer trips, ranging between 1 ½ m and 1m7f. She is a very good filly who knows how to conserve her energy for the final sprint.

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Won on her second start this season when she lifted a 1 ¼ m race at Saint-Cloud.

Trainer says

I like this filly. I haven’t had her for a long time, but she is very professional in her races and just won her first race for me. I think we will go for a Listed race next and then we will see if she can improve further. I will keep her over 1 ¼ m for the time being.

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Although he had not run at the highest level, the 4yo was stepped up to Gr1 company in the Prix Ganay where he immediately went to the front and quickened as soon as they left the final bend but could not sustain his effort to the post and finished sixth of seven.

Trainer says

Sabio Cen is a horse I like a lot. He is probably a horse that needs a longer trip than the 2000 metres of the Prix Ganay. We knew that before the race, based on his work and his pedigree but we wanted to know where he stood compared to the horses that he will meet throughout the rest of the year. He was lacking experience compared to the horses he ran against in the Ganay, but we are not dissatisfied with his performance, as he had to go in front and obviously was running against a strong field. We are now going to be able to create a programme for him with a long-term objective of running him in the Arc. He can go on any ground.

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Has already run four times this season and won the Gr3 Prix La Force from the front.

Trainer says

He has surprised us a bit by being ready so early this season and by being so far forward that he could win the prep race for the Prix du Jockey Club. He is our champion. He came to us at the beginning of the season, and we ran him in a handicap and then in a Listed, where he revealed his real talent. He just eats up the ground as he cruises along and we don’t know his limits. I hope that we will never find out as he allows us to dream about more glory. He will now run in the Prix de Guiche with a view of him getting to know that longer trip at the Chantilly racecourse. Greenland, who he beat last time, has just won, so the form is good, and I just hope that he can surprise us further and take us to the Prix du Jockey Club.

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Confirmed her Group 1 form from last season when she won the Gr3 Prix de la Grotte from the front without anything getting near her.

Trainer says

She is our champion. She is going for the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. It is a real target for her. We are not going to use it as a prep race, but as a goal. Obviously, if it all works out all right, we will then aim for the Prix de Diane. I already thought last year that she will be able to stay, as she is intelligent and can relax in a race. So, the 1 ¼ m should not be a problem but obviously there always remains a question mark.

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Shadowed the leader until the final straight in a 9 ½ f maiden at Chantilly in Marchand held on to his advantage until the post to win by a head.

Trainer says

He has a lot of speed. We tried to run him over a slightly longer trip, and he won, but we think that he doesn’t want to go that far and that he probably also needs good ground. I spoke with his connections, and we like him a lot, so we decided to keep him for the times when the ground is good. Over the mile in good ground, he should be competitive.

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Runner-up on her debut in the 7f Prix Douve at Saint-Cloud in October where she went to the lead and fought valiantly to the post.

Trainer says

I’m waiting for her. She needs good ground, so it’s not going to be straight away that we shall see her, but there has to be some good weather in the pipeline and she can enjoy a nice season. I don’t think she will go further than the mile.

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Followed in second position on the outside of the leader, she made an effort three out and continued that effort to the post and finished third in a ParisLongchamp maiden last month.

Trainer says

She is a daughter of American Pharoah, who only joined my yard very recently. She ran really well on the all-weather and I think ground plays a huge part in her ability to perform. I think over 1 ½ m in good ground, she will run well. Last time out we were a bit unlucky as the ground was still very soft.

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Ran still a bit green in very soft ground in the Group 1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere where she quickened but could not go with the rest of the field and finished sixth.

Trainer says

Tigrais needs good ground, which is the reason why she hasn’t run yet. She will go straight to the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. I think it is silly to run a filly in ground she so obviously isn’t suited to. Unlike Blue Rose Cen, who can go in any ground, this filly doesn’t. However, she has enjoyed a very nice winter and we have worked her so she will be ready for that first start in the French 1000 Guineas.

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Quickly went into the lead, imposing a strong rhythm and was only caught in the final strides in the Sicarelle Maiden Stakes at Saint-Cloud in April.

Trainer says

She is a very genuine filly. She seems to take some time to come out of the winter, which was already the case last year. She really gets the 1 ½ m. I think she will run in a maiden over that trip at Chantilly next and I believe she will be a horse to follow throughout the season.

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Still a maiden, he runs with cheekpieces but was still quite keen on his last start when the jockey lost his battle and left him in the lead. Still green, he lost his position only in the final furlong in the Saint-James Maiden Stakes at ParisLongchamp.

Trainer says

He is a very useful horse. He will be very efficient in the Quinté handicap races over 9 f to 1 ½ m. I like this horse. He is owned by Oscar Gonzalez Lozano and I would like him to enjoy as much success as possible, but I think he will remain in handicap company. Last time he ran with cheekpieces for the first time and that really woke him up. If we bring him back in trip, he will keep them on, but if we decide to take him over further, we will take them off.

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Unraced

Trainer says

She has just joined our yard. She could run either on the 8th or 9th of May, but it’s not confirmed yet. She works really well, and we shall see if we wait or not. I think she will win her race this season.

Form profile

Unraced.

Trainer says

I really like this filly. She was born early and so she came to me quite early. She has been able to work quite a bit and I’m planning on running her on the 23rd of May. We have a nice programme for her in mind and I hope she confirms what we think of her.

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Unraced.

Trainer says

She is going to run on the 4th of May at Chantilly in the Des Closeaux Maiden Stakes. I really like this filly. She has a lot of scope and has shown me a lot of talent. She is running over the six furlongs straight, but I think she will be suited by the seven-furlong trip in the future. She should run well first time out.

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Unraced

Trainer says

She is not a filly who is going to run straight away. But she has shown me a lot of nice things in the morning, and I think she will run over distances between seven and eight furlongs.

Form profile

Won on her debut over five furlongs at Chantilly in April where she travelled close to the pace and quickened nicely in the final furlong to win by four and a half lengths.

Trainer says

She is a real speed horse and I like her a lot. She came to me quite early and showed me straight away what she could to, which allowed me to create a nice programme for her. I’m really pleased how she handled her race, and she will now run on the 28th of May before going for the Group 3 Prix du Bois. It’s a real challenge for the yard, as it is the first time that we have a horse that can target the good two-year-old races at the beginning of the season. I hope that she continues her great form. In any case, she has taken her last race well and now we shall see.