French Oaks | AGA KHAN TAKES AIM AT CHANTILLY

French Oaks | AGA KHAN TAKES AIM AT CHANTILLY. Leading owner the Aga Khan holds a robust hand within the Prix de Diane - the French Oaks - at Chantilly on Sunday. 3 fillies can run within the famous colors, with Sagawara showing to carry the strongest claims having already won a bunch One within the Prix Saint-Alary.

Trained by Alain de Royer-Dupre, she is going to be joined by stablemate Dalkala, unbeaten in all her 3 starts so far. The third member within the inexperienced silks is Jean-Claude Rouget's Valyra, who are going to be ridden by Johnny Murtagh. In France Christophe Lemaire is retained by the owner and he had the selection of all 3, within the finish returning down on the facet of Dalkala.

"Christophe had the selection of all 3 runners, not simply my 2," said Royer-Dupre. "She was terribly spectacular the last day at Saint-Cloud in a very cluster 3 however i am a bit bit worried concerning the bottom.

"It could also be a bit soft for her. I continuously assume Giant's Causeway's are higher on sensible ground. "I don't have any doubts concerning her condition, the race is at the correct time for her, it's simply the bottom.

"Sagawara are going to be OK on the bottom, she has had 2 runs on soft ground and coped with it. "Her dam is by Linamix and i am positive she will be able to adapt well. "She is already a bunch One winner. Normally the Saint-Alary isn't sensible timing to run within the Diane however I hope it did not take an excessive amount of out of her."

Aidan O'Brien has 2 runners with Joseph O'Brien riding Kissed, a late scratching from the Epsom version owing to fast ground. she is going to be joined by Up, ridden by Ryan Moore. Owner Derrick Smith, a part of the Coolmore triumvirate, will see his silks carried by Andre Fabre's Petite Noblesse.

However, they're going to all need to be on the highest of their game to beat Elie Lellouche's Beauty Parlour. Unbeaten in four starts, the daughter of Japanese superstar Deep Impact won the French one thousand Guineas within the form of a top-class animal.