Samangan

G1 Prix Morny heroine Venetian Sun (Starman) is one of 25 horses remaining in the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot on Friday, June 19. She was a G3 Albany Stakes winner at two at Ascot. The Karl Burke trainee failed to stay in the G1 1000 Guineas, but made up for that effort with an impressive win in the G2 Sandy Lane Stakes over Division (Kingman) later in May. Sean Graham, racing manager to part-owner Tony Bloom, said of the filly, "Venetian Sun is in great form and came...

Tuesday, Chantilly, France, post time: 16:50, PRIX TEXANITA-G3, €73,200, 3yo, 6fT Field: Dostoievsky (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Samangan (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Street Show (Fr) (Showcasing {GB}), Kailani (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), Kimi Rey (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Pearl Fortune (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Sonatine (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Last term's G3 Prix Eclipse and G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte winner Samangan drops back in trip in an attempt to get his season up and running coming back off a second in April's seven-furlong G3 Prix Djebel, where Listed Prix Saraca winner...

The Aga Khan Studs homebred Samangan (Blue Point), last seen filling the runner-up spot in the G3 Prix Djebel, has been ruled out of Saturday's Betfred 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, Samangan was beaten just once in four starts as a two-year-old, notably winning the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte at Chantilly on his final outing. Hopes had been high of a big run at Newmarket following an encouraging return to action at Deauville, but his absence now means that the first British Classic of the season will...

Tuesday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:40, PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €73,200, 3yo, c/g, 7fT Fields: Dostoievsky (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Samangan (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Afandy (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Crown Relic (Aus) (Kingman {GB}), Bourgoin (Fr) (Ardad {Ire}), Firefall (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Cielo Di Roma (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Romanticon (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Take Me On (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Michael The Great (Fr) (Territories {Ire}). TDN Analysis: With the Graffard train in full motion, the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and G3 Prix Eclipse winner Samangan who holds an entry in the...