Lys Resistance

When it comes to the G3 Prix du Lys, it is impossible not to give Andre Fabre’s chosen representative the spotlight, with the leading trainer responsible for 15 winners in total and nine of the last 13. Primarily the key trial for Bastille Day’s G1 Grand Prix de Paris, Sunday’s contest, staged at Chantilly, features the stable’s impressive Listed Prix de l’Avre winner Sarrasin (GB) (Monsun {Ger}) who sports the Ballymore Thoroughbred silks, as well as the unbeaten Tambourin(Smart Strike). The latter, who is another off the Wertheimer production line, wears blinkers for the first time after two narrow wins over 9 1/2 and 10 1/2 furlongs here Mar. 30 and Apr. 27. Two other Grand Prix de Paris hopefuls with unexposed profiles from the right connections are the Niarchos Family’s unbeaten May 7 Listed Coupe des Trois Ans winner Erupt (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and His Highness The Aga Khan’s dual Saint-Cloud scorer Dariyan (Fr) (Shamardal).