Indian Lodge rewarded trainer Amanda Perrett`s decision to bypass a tilt at the Dubai Champion Stakes with an impressive success in the Group One Prix de la Foret at Longchamp this afternoon.
The four-year-old swept clear under Pat Eddery with a furlong to travel and won by about two lengths from the fast-finishing Dansili.
Nigel Tinkler`s Yorkshire raider Sugarfoot ran his usual honest race, getting the best of a bunch finish for third place.
There was disappointment for the British raiders in the Prix du Conseil du Paris as Crimson Quest paid a handsome compliment to Arc de Triomphe hero Sinndar.
Andre Fabre`s charge, beaten eight lengths into second by Sinndar in the Prix Neil on his most recent start, took the Group Two prize from stablemate Slew The Red.
Ridden by champion French jockey Olivier Peslier, Crimson Quest paid 1.7-1 on the pari-mutuel.
Mark Johnston`s Kind Regards made the early running but faded to finish fourth of the five runners with only French Derby winner Holding Court behind.
Michael Jarvis` charge proved a bitter disappointment, being ridden along some way out and finishing tailed off.
Jarvis was at a loss to explain the effort and requested that the colt be dope-tested.
