Frankie Dettori is expected to be fit to ride undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' and G3 Musidora S. victress Shutter Speed (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in the G1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly on Sunday. The popular Italian was thrown from the John Gosden-trained Tivoli (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in the paddock at Yarmouth on Tuesday. Tivoli was withdrawn from the fillies' maiden and Dettori was stood down for the rest of the day. Dettori will no longer be in action at Kempton on Wednesday evening, nor at Newbury on Thursday.
“I saw him last night and he was his usual chirpy self,” said his agent Ray Cochrane. “His arm is sore. He's been to see the physio who just wants it to settle down for a couple of days before he gets to work on it. He should be fine to ride Shutter Speed on Sunday, anyway.”
In other French Oaks news, Aidan O'Brien has left G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the 1 1/4-mile Classic. The 2016 G1 Dubai Fillies' Mile heroine is still on the hunt for a first Classic success, after following up her Guineas run with another second-place finish, this time in the G1 Oaks at Epsom June 2. Rhododendron is one of 17 possible runners still in the running for the French Oaks, where she is joined by fellow Ballydoyle runner and MSP Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
The most notable absentee is the Charlie Appleby-trained 'Rising Star' Sobetsu (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who finished down the field in the Oaks on her last start, having previously won the G1 Prix Saint-Alary.
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