Soul Sister© Photo Healy Racing
John and Thady Gosden have supplemented Oaks winner Soul Sister, owned by Lady Bamford, for Friday’s Grand Prix de Paris.
Soul Sister is the only British-trained runner in the race with Kieran Shoemark set to replace the suspended Frankie Dettori in the saddle.
Although Dettori has ridden Soul Sister in all three of her starts this season, Shoemark recently partnered the filly in a piece of work at Newmarket’s July course.
Soul Sister secured Dettori his seventh Oaks and his 23rd British Classic success by winning at Epsom, beating Savethelastdance by a length and three-quarters.
After her defeat on soft ground in the Fred Darling on her three-year-old debut at Newbury, she regained her winning form in the Group Three Musidora at York. With the supplementary fee of €15,000 paid for her, she is the only Group One winner to compete in Friday's French showpiece.
Thady Gosden said: “Obviously it is the last mile-and-a-half three-year-old race in Europe and unlike the Irish Oaks, it gives you time to come back for the Nassau at Goodwood.
“The Irish Oaks is a little too close to Goodwood if you wanted to take in both races, and we are looking forward to running her at Longchamp.
“Kieran partnered her on the Rowley Mile last week and was happy with her and she has done some routine work subsequently.”
Adelaide River and Peking Opera, respectively runner-up and fourth to Aidan O’Brien stablemate Auguste Rodin in the Irish Derby, remain in contention, while Andre Fabre, who has won the Grand Prix de Paris a record 13 times, relies on First Minister, who landed the Group Three Prix Hocquart at the same track last time.
