Vincennes

There are just 4 French-trained horses in the field and the foreigners do indeed appear to have the upper hand. Alessandro Gocciadoro debuts his unbeaten STONEHILLPEARL (9) on French soil after 7 straight victories. Like others here, he has no references over the trip but is first-time barefoot and easy to fancy for the win. It's unlikely to be all plain sailing though if the freshly-configured MARIYA HAUFOR (12) takes to the main track as well as she did to the inner course on Christmas Day. Nicely-entered and clearly in excellent shape, GRACE KELLY HP (13) takes her first steps on French soil and will be barefoot for the occasion. GESTODAMORE ROSA (8) has shown significant promise at home in Italy and Eric Raffin gets the nod.