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It was expected that the going could test a few horses and it did today with quite a different feel to the racing.
The first of the four G2 races, the Prix Chaudenay went to the Aga Khan's filly Shankardeh who just held
out the fast finishing Miss Lago, a daughter of Encosta de Lago. The favourite was Gaily Game who hadthe lead for much of the race but couldn't see out the 3000m trip.
The Wildenstein had a hot favourite in Rio de la Plata but he was overtaken on the line by Rajsaman who
relished the going. Best Dating at odds came third.There were only four runners in the Royallieu over 2500m but there was an upset when the race went to
Sea of Heartbreak, trained in England by Roger Charlton and ridden by Olivier Peslier. Miss Crissy wassecond.
And the Prix Dollar, arguable the most interesting race of the afternoon, saw a game effort by Cirrus des
Aigles to try and win the race for the second year running but alas he was overtaken by Byword who wasgiven a beautiful ride by Maxime Guyon in a tight finish. Shimraan finished third.