Aidan O`Brien`s Hemingway and Brian Meehan`s Bad As I Wannabe are among 16 acceptors for the Prix de la Salamandre (7f) at Longchamp on Saturday.
The former currently tops ante-post lists in the 2000 Guineas while the latter is coming off an impressive success in the Prix Morny.
Sir Michael Stoute`s No Excuse Needed, the unbeaten Vintage Stakes winner, has also stood his ground at the first acceptance stage today for the Group One contest.
Hemingway apart, O`Brien has also left in Beckett, Black Minnaloushe, Bonnard, Darwin, Honours List, King Charlemagne and Stone Age.
The other foreign entries also comprise Patsy`s Double (Michael Blanshard), Storming Home (Barry Hills) and Tobougg (Mick Channon).
The three home acceptors are Lunasalt, Crystal Castle and Wooden Doll. Forbearing (Sir Mark Prescott), Lermontov (O`Brien) and Man O`Mystery (Jermey Noseda) have all stood their ground in the Prix du Prince d`Orange, a Group Three event on the same card.
