2.05 4f. 213yds. 16 Declared. Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1) of €350,000.00 2-y-o plus
1st - €220,500.00 2nd - €70,000.00 3rd - €35,000.00 4th - €24,500.00
Formscan - Always a competitive affair, this year's edition sees revitalised, 2023 King's Stand S. winner, BRADSELL (9) back at the very top of his game and, already a winner in Deauville this summer, he makes his Longchamp debut on a Gr.1 hat-trick and is eminently capable of pulling it off. That being said, BELIEVING (14) [drawn 5] finished runner-up to him in both the Nunthorpe and the Flying Five and, even in the absence of Ryan Moore, still looks dangerous. ROGUE LIGHTNING (10) has not been the luckiest with the draw but reassured here 3 weeks ago and, considering last year's 5th, must be afforded considerable respect. A place behind him that day, MAKAROVA (11) has placed behind the first 2 named over the summer and can again envisage a first-3 spot.