French trainer Andre Fabre sends out two of Godolphin's 2017 top older horses, GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf hero Talismanic (GB) (Medaglia d'Oro) and G1 Prix Ganay victor Cloth Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the fourth race at Chantilly on Tuesday. Contested over 1900 metres on the all-weather, the Prix Darshaan will be the seasonal opener for the pair, who are aiming for Dubai World Cup Night on Mar. 31. Talismanic, who won the Breeders' Cup Turf in November, ran a credible second to Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin on Dec. 10 and has been off since. The flashy bay receives the services of Maxime Guyon on Tuesday and is pointing to the G1 Dubai World Cup on dirt. Cloth Of Stars, France's highweight older horse at 11-14 furlongs last year, was runner-up in the G2 Prix Foy at Chantilly on Sept. 10, and filled that same spot behind the multiple champion Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 1. Leaving from stall six on Tuesday, the dark bay has Mickael Barzalona at the controls and is targeting the G1 Sheema Classic on turf. Post time is 2:20 p.m. local time (8:20 a.m. EST/1:20 p.m. GMT).
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