With last year's winner Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) now out of the way, the deficit in France's filly and mare's division can be seen in Sunday's G2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud, which has a wide-open feel and no real stand-out prospect. Successful in 2014, Siljan's Saga (FR) (Sagamix {Fr}) was only fifth 12 months ago prior to adding the G2 Grand Prix de Deauville to her tally and was unlucky not to finish closer than eighth on her latest outing in the G1 Prix Ganay this mile-and-a-quarter trip here May 1. His Highness The Aga Khan's G2 Prix de Royallieu winner Candarliya (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) reverts to middle distances after finishing runner-up to Fly With Me (Fr) (Beat Hollow {GB}) in the G3 Prix de Barbeville over 17 furlongs at Chantilly Apr. 24, while the Meon Valley homebred Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal) is another of the leading lights based on her latest fourth in the G2 Middleton S. over 10 furlongs at York May 12. Andre Fabre holds the record of five winners and while none of his trio have shown enough to suggest they are up to this standard, Khalid Abdullah's Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) was a solid third in Chantilly's G3 Prix Allez France over a mile and a quarter last time Apr. 28.
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