Deauville: Junko Primed For Grand Prix De Deauville

   Following the week's high-class activity, Sunday is more low-key as Deauville's August Festival wraps up with the historic G2 Grand Prix de Deauville where the Wertheimers' G3 Prix de Reux winner and G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud third Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}) sets the standard.

Third last year, Gerard Augustin-Normand and the Moussac Family's Fenelon (Fr) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) looks to have improved in the interim and comes to Normandy with confidence sky-high followings wins in Lyon Parilly's Listed Prix Bedel and Listed Grand Prix de Lyon. Classy old stager The Revenant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) features in the G3 Prix Quincey, while the six-furlong G3 Barriere Prix de Meautry sees the half-brothers Mill Stream (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) and Asymmetric (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) square up in a fascinating encounter after listed wins here earlier in the month.

At Baden-Baden, the G3 Goldene Peitsche could be at the mercy of the Listed Prix Kistena-winning French raider Exxtra (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) for that “golden whip”.