Jean-Claude Rouget Stable Tour

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Fourth in last year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, he made his seasonal reappearance in the 10f Prix d’Harcourt where he was struck into and eventually finished fourth.

Trainer says

For the first time in his career he didn’t finish his race and I couldn’t understand why until he came back and I saw what had happened. Unfortunately, in the Prix d’Harcourt he was struck into but apparently the tendon wasn’t affected. He will need a bit of time to come back. I don’t want to stop him for too long, so that he doesn’t lose his condition and hopefully he can come back around July.

Form profile

Ran only once as a three-year-old and is currently unbeaten in three starts in 2023. Won a 10f race at Chantilly after digging deep in the final furlong.

Trainer says

He won on his last start, but not very convincingly. He is unbeaten this year, but he is a horse who has had issues and it’s hard to get those type of horses in top form. We will try and win a Listed with him.

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Positioned in midfield, he made his move isolated on the rail where he quickened well to win the Prix Daniel Wildenstein with plenty in hand from The Revenant.

Trainer says

He will make his seasonal reappearance in the Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud. Depending on that run, we will then decide if we go to the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, which is a target, as is the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. He has enjoyed a good winter and is coming on nicely.

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The Eclipse Stakes winner finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe where he came from midfield to courageously chase Alpinista home.

Trainer says

Vadeni is in great form. He will have his first start in the Prix Ganay on the 30 April. Obviously, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is his end of season target, but there are other races in between that he will target. We will try to win a nice race before the Arc. I think he will run in three races, one at Ascot, then maybe another one and then the Arc. I know there are some people who miss out on the spring races and only start in June, but I want to give him a race now.

Form profile

Multiple Group winner, he made a winning reappearance on the all-weather at Chantilly, where he came from second-last position in the Prix Montjeu to win easily.

Trainer says

Wally is in great form. He’s on fire currently and he might run in a Listed at Toulouse. I might drop him in class a bit and then we shall see. He will run in Group 3 races throughout the year and he will run when the ground is good.

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Unbeaten in two starts in the provinces, he was a bit keen in the early stages of the Prix Jacques Dogny but he quickened easily to win by two lengths.

Trainer says

I like him a lot. He will run in the Prix de Suresnes next month, which is the same race Al Hakeem won. It’s a good prep race for the Prix du Jockey Club. I think he is a very good horse. He was just a little bit keener last time out, which is often the case on the second start, but he is not complicated. He has a nice turn of foot.

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Was the runner-up in the Prix Policeman on the all-weather at Cagnes-sur-Mer where he came from last position to finish strongly on the outside without though every threatening the winner.

Trainer says

At the moment we are not quite sure where we are with him. He ran throughout the winter, but for the time being we are not looking at Group races with him. That might change as we can’t say anything bad about him, but we shall see.

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Runner-up in a mile Group 3 race last year, she finished third in the Prix Vanteaux where she quickened well in the final straight, but then ran out of puff.

Trainer says

She is running where she belongs. She is a Listed or Group 3 horse. She can win her Group 3 as she is very honest and very consistent.

Form profile

Travelled not far from the leader and quickened well in her last 10f race for fillies that she won by a head.

Trainer says

She is improving. She will run a Listed at Toulouse. We shall see, but I think she is a bit limited at the top level.

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Winner on her debut of the Prix de Chaillot over 10.5f where she produced a great turn of foot to win by 3.5 lengths.

Trainer says

I like her. She only ran last Sunday and she won very easily. She has a lot of class and will run in a conditions race in a month’s time where she will have to produce a similar performance in order to go forward onto the bigger events. She is entered in the Prix de Diane but everything depends on that second start.

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On seasonal debut, made a good effort when asked to quicken, but could not get to the winner.

Trainer says

French Bob’s seasonal reappearance was pleasing and she will run this Friday in the Prix Durban over ten furlongs. We hope she will produce another good performance. She was a late developer and is a nice filly.

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Came from nearly last position in the Group 3 Prix Penelope to finish fourth. She finished well and just missed out on third place but never got close to the winner Pensée du Jour.

Trainer says

She is improving all the time. She was a late developer and ran really well in the Prix Penelope. I think she will win a Listed or Group 3 race towards the end of the season.

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Unbeaten in three starts, he had nowhere to go in the Prix Torrestrella where he was blocked twice on the rail before finding the gap at the very last minute and then produced a nice turn of foot to win by a length.

Trainer says

He is a very good horse. He was unlucky on the rail and then burst through in the final 150m to win by a length. And the runner-up of that race has since gone on to win. He will run in a Listed at Toulouse on 23 April, which I think he should win and then he will go to the Poule d’Essai des Poulains.

Form profile

Made his seasonal reappearance in the Group 3 Prix Djebel over 7f where he quickened with the leaders, but eventually could only finish fourth.

Trainer says

He made his seasonal reappearance in the Prix Djebel, which was a bit too short for him. He is going for the Poule d’Essai des Poulains. He is a good little horse.

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Entered in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, he has a big stride and still ran a bit green when he won the 10.5f Prix de Belmont.

Trainer says

He is a big colt who is not that good looking, but he always works well. He will run in a Class 1 race soon and we shall see if he can step up in class. For a big horse like that, he is nevertheless still capable of a good acceleration.

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On his seasonal debit, galloped behind the favourite Big Rock and tried to follow his acceleration but never got close and just hung on to second place from the Aidan O’Brien-trained Greenland.

Trainer says

I was very pleased with his seasonal reappearance. He will improve from that run, which he needed. He will be aimed rather at the Prix du Jockey Club than the Poule d’Essai des Poulains. I think he will probably next run in the Prix de Guiche. He can go in any ground.

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Unbeaten in three starts. Travelled in second position just behind the leader before producing a good turn of foot to win under hands and heels.

Trainer says

He is running this Sunday in the Prix de Fontainebleau at ParisLongchamp. He is a very good horse. He can go in any ground. He won on his debut in good ground and then ran twice in very soft ground where he won too. It will be soft on Sunday, as there has been a lot of rain.

Form profile

Impressive winner on his debut in a 10f race at Saint-Cloud in March, where he galloped behind the group of leaders and then flew home in the straight to win under hands and heels.

Trainer says

He was impressive on his debut. I’m not sure what he beat that day but he is now going to run in a Class 2 race at the end of April and that should tell us if he is really good or not. He has to win like that again to run in the Classic races. His two-year-old season was interrupted but we entered him in the Prix du Jockey Club because we could see he had potential. As I said, he needs to confirm that performance on his next start.

Form profile

Was slow to leave the starting gates, then pushed to get a position behind the leader before following through, but despite a second acceleration could only finish third in the 8f Prix Kizil Kourgan.

Trainer says

She is a good filly. I think the distance she ran over last time out was too short for her and she also wasn’t quite ready. She will be better suited by a mile and a quarter. She will run a Class 2 race over 9 furlongs and hopefully she can step up to a black type race over a mile and a quarter. She is quite small, but she has a big heart.

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Winner of an 8.5f maiden on the all-weather at Chantilly in March.

Trainer says

She is a bit of a late developer but has a lot of talent. She has won her maiden and now she has to show on her second start that she can step up in class. I like her. The way she did it was very encouraging.

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Made her debut in the Prix de Saint-Valery at Deauville where she made a decisive move half way to take the lead. Running with her ears pricked, she quickened well and fought all the way to the line.

Trainer says

She won well on her debut. She will run at Lyon next week in a Class 1 race for fillies. She is a nice filly and I think she will be better suited over the longer trips between a mile and a quarter and a mile and three furlongs.

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Runner-up in the 8f Prix Comrade at Saint-Cloud where he galloped on the rail in fourth position but struggled to follow the pace in the bend and couldn’t quicken enough to beat the winner.

Trainer says

He will improve as the season develops. He was quite heavy on his first start this year. We wanted to ride him towards the back a bit because on his debut he led from the front. We have high hopes for him. I don’t know how good he’ll be but I think he’ll perform well this season.