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Ten have been declared for the two Group 1 juvenile events at Saint-Cloud on Sunday.

Four line up for the 1m2f Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, with no domestic representation. Charlie Johnston's Green Storm appeared to appreciate the step up to ten-furlongs when a close second in the Group 3 Zetland Stakes at Newmarket's Rowley Mile and the son of Circus Maximus is already proven in slower conditions. The Irish are represented by Joseph O'Brien's Tennessee Stud and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Ballet Slippers, who has been supplemented for the contest. Tennessee Stud remains open to improvement after finishing third in the mile Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh on his third career start whilst Ballet Slippers benefits from a fillies allowance, following a third in the Group 1 Fillies Mile at Newmarket.

The 1m Group 1 Criterium International features one contender from France, with Christopher Head's Maranoa Charlie expected to be well-supported in the market. The son of Wootton Bassett strolled to a debut success at Deauville before a wide-margin victory in the Group 3 Prix Thomas Byron over course and distance on his third career outing. Apples And Bananas represents the best of the Irish and British-trained contenders, having landed the Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'elevage over a mile at Deauville. Another son of Wootton Bassett, the colt registered a victory in a valuable sales race at the Curragh in late September and should be very capable of performing at the top level. The pair are joined by Andrew Balding's Spirit Of Summer, Ralph Beckett's Matauri Bay and the Aidan O'Brien-trained duo Twain and Mount Kilimanjaro.