Jean-Claude Rouget has sent a strong team that includes NO TURNING. He was expected to improve at Lyon last time with an earlier debut effort under his belt and duly opened his account. Further progress is expected today and he’s just preferred to Anca. The latter made a winning debut at Longchamp last year and is better than a recent poor effort in Listed company at Toulouse suggests while American Beach won a maiden race here last time having earlier struggled in this grade. The remainder also have something to prove at this level with Raamez perhaps best of them.
Raamez (IRE) (8-13) 4th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Pentaiade (8-10) at Nantes 1m stks sft in Oct.
No Turning (IRE) (9-2) won at Lyon La Soie 1m 1f mdn pol in Feb beating Le President (9-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Anca (FR) (8-11) 8th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Saiga (8-11) at Toulouse 1m 2f lst stks sft in May.
American Beach (FR) (9-2) won at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m mdn stks gd in Feb beating Red Berries (9-2) by 2l, 10 ran.
Non Monsieur (FR) (8-10) 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind L'imperator (8-13) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m 1f stks Sloppy in Nov.
Grudge (FR) (8-13) 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Lettyt Fight (8-9) at Chantilly 1m 1f hcp in Feb.