The decision by the French government to suspend racing at Paris venues means Thursday's Longchamp card is now hosted by Deauville, the racecourse on the Normanby coast.
Trainer Charlie Appleby says his gut feeling is that Pinatubo 'has trained on' ahead of his attempt to follow in the footsteps of the mighty Frankel in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on June 6.
French racing was thrown into confusion after being told to shut down its Paris tracks, underlining the fragile nature of professional sport as it attempts to return during the Covid-19 shutdown.