Orfevre supporters may have just about recovered from watching the Japanese star snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in last year's renewal. He looked all over the winner before idling in the closing stages and will be out to make amends this time round. However, there may be better value on offer and a punt is taken on INTELLO. The French Derby winner had an easy prep-race in a Group 3 here last month and there's a chance Andre Fabre's Galileo colt will be even better over 1m4f. The unbeaten filly Treve continued her progress with a cosy victory in the Prix Vermeille trial here last month but Thierry Jarnet will do well to get a good position from an outside draw and Al Kazeem has come out even worse drawn widest of all. Another Japanese raider in Kizuna was all out to beat Ruler of The World in the Prix Niel over track and trip with Ocovango and Flintshire further behind. It would be no surprise to see the runner-up reverse the form while Aidan O'Brien also runs St Leger hero Leading Light.
Very Nice Name (FR) 22-1 (9-2) 2nd of 9, 3l behind Orfevre (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Al Kazeem 9-10fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden entering straight, close 3rd 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on without threatening winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind The Fugue (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Joshua Tree (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Verema (9-3) at Deauville(FR) 1m 7f Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
Meandre (FR) (9-6) won at Cologne(GER) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep beating Earl Of Tinsdal (9-6) by 5l, 7 ran.
Orfevre (JPN) 4-6fav (9-2) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep beating Very Nice Name (9-2) by 3l, 9 ran.
Going Somewhere (BRZ) 33-1 (9-1) 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Orfevre (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Haya Landa (FR) 25-1 (8-12) 6th of 9, 5l behind Orfevre (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Pirika (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) 3rd of 9, 4l behind Orfevre (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Flintshire 13-8fav (9-2) 4th of 10, 2l behind Kizuna (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Leading Light (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Prominent, led over 2f out, soon headed, rallied to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Doncaster 1m 7f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gs in Sep beating Talent (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Ocovango 10-1 (9-2) 3rd of 10, 1l behind Kizuna (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Penglai Pavilion (USA) (9-3) won at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 4f 3yo lst stk gs in Sep beating Dupontal (8-13) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Kizuna (JPN) 6-1 (9-2) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep beating Ruler Of The World (9-2) by shd, 10 ran.
Ruler Of The World (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) 2nd of 10, shd behind Kizuna (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Sep.
Sahawar (FR) (9-4) 2nd of 7, shd behind Bravodino (8-13) at Deauville(FR) 1m 2f 3yo stk gd in Aug.
Intello (GER) (9-2) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 sft in Sep beating Morandi (9-2) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Treve (FR) 11-10fav (8-8) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f flls Grp 1 (1) sft in Sep beating Wild Coco (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Novellist (IRE) 1-6fav (9-6) won at Baden-Baden(GER) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep beating Seismos (9-6) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
