Racecards
13:47 Chantilly (FR)
Roissy Handicap
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 5f 212y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- €24,999 added
- Winner: €15,749
- 2nd: €5,000
- 3rd: €2,500
- 4th: €1,750
In depth
Verdict
The former Andrew Balding inmate Viscount Barfield won on heavy going at Deauville last summer and ended the last campaign with a good third at Fontainebleau. Despite top weight, he can’t be ignored while course and distance winner Wind Test may have a fitness advantage over some having finished second on the Polytrack in March. Film was strongly fancied at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in February but finished last. MUTTRAH FORT has a modest strike-rate but rarely runs a bad race and, with conditions to suit today, could make up for last year’s frustrations by taking this on his reappearance with jockey bookings suggesting he’s preferred to stable companion Slickteg. Further down the weights, Ross Castle and the ex-Harry Dunlop-trained Goldino Bello could also figure.
Formwatch
Viscount Barfield (9-3) 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Red Torch (9-6) at Fontainebleau 6f stks hvy in Nov.
Nadeem Alward (FR) (8-12) 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Volfango (8-12) at Cagnes-sur-Mer 1m lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Wind Test (8-13) 2nd of 11, shd behind Euryale (9-3) at Chantilly 6f stks pol in Mar.
Slickteg (FR) (9-2) won at Fontainebleau 6f hcp hvy in Nov beating Soho Starlight (9-5) by nk, 18 ran.
Icefinger (IRE) (9-2) 10th of 15, 15 1/2l behind Ross Castle (9-6) at Chantilly 7f stks pol in Jan.
Soho Starlight (9-5) 2nd of 18, nk behind Slickteg (9-2) at Fontainebleau 6f hcp hvy in Nov.
Tudo Bem (FR) (9-3) 15th of 16, 6l behind Stormbringer (9-1) at Chantilly 6f hcp in Feb.
Muttrah Fort (FR) (9-4) 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Air De Valse (9-1) at Maisons-Laffitte 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Film (8-11) 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind We Go (9-1) at Cagnes-sur-Mer 6f stks sft in Feb.
Art Collection (FR) (8-13) 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Euryale (9-3) at Chantilly 6f stks pol in Mar.
George The Prince (FR) (9-6) 5th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Good Effort (9-4) at Deauville 6f stks pol in Dec.
Orangefield (FR) (8-13) 13th of 18, 9 1/2l behind Slickteg (9-2) at Fontainebleau 6f hcp hvy in Nov.
Kilfrush Memories (FR) (9-2) 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind True Romance (9-6) at Chantilly 7f stks in Feb.
Wonder Boy (FR) (8-12) 2nd of 16, nk behind Kihavahfushi (9-7) at Cagnes-sur-Mer 1m hcp pol in Feb.
Ross Castle (IRE) (8-7) 5th of 16, 3/4l behind Stormbringer (9-1) at Chantilly 6f hcp in Feb.
Vedeux (IRE) (8-8) 9th of 16, 3l behind Stormbringer (9-1) at Chantilly 6f hcp in Feb.
Goldino Bello (FR) (9-9) 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Shanghaizhengchang (9-1) at Toulouse 7f hcp sft in Mar.
Paint Island (IRE) (9-7) 9th of 16, 4 3/4l behind Moana (8-10) at Deauville 7f hcp pol in Feb.