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Longchamp on Saturday hosts the G3 Prix du Palais Royal over 1400m which has attracted a field of 15, and on Sunday activities move to Chantilly.

For the Palais Royal Moonlight Cloud looks well placed here with English raider Firebeam, to be ridden by Christophe Soumillon a possibility and we also like Fred Lalloupet.

On Sunday there's a fabulous card starting with the G3 Prix Royaumont for 3yo fillies over 2400m with 7 to run.

Mandistana from the Alain de Royer-Dupre yard is having her third start but looks promising and may be around 3/1. The Wildenstein runner Best of All may be next best and Yellow and Green the third pick.

The Prix de Sandringham G2 for fillies over 1600m has 9 runners. Mashoora is favourite both in France and UK, followed by Topeka 7/2 and we rather like Dark Orchid, a Godolphin France runner around 6.0 in France and 8/1 in UK.

The Jockey Club itself is G1 and is over the recent trip of 2100m. There are 20 colts to go to post with the unbeaten Kesampour on top at 4/1. French Fifteen is 6/1, Godolphin's Saint Baudolino 7/1, Albion, with Frankie Dettori riding and he's not a Godolphin horse is on 8/1.

The Grand Prix de Chantilly is G2 over 2200m for 4y+ and has 5 runners headed by Dunedin, the Melbourne and Hong Kong Cup winner, this time with his Melbourne Cup jockey Christophe Lemaire riding, He's never been out of the first 3 and while he is capable of longer he's a very versatile horse.

The English rider Aiken may be his biggest threat.

The Prix Gros-Chene is G2 over 1000m with 11 3y+ to run and it looks as usual to be in the hands of the English raiders. Prohibit is on 3.0, Wizz Kid 3.50 and Beyond Desire 5.00.