“He will arrive here later this month,” Kheir told Racing.com. “He will not be targeted for the Autumn Carnivals at all, he will be aimed for the spring.”

Bred by Haras d'Etreham–which stands his sire who shuttles to New Zealand's Cambridge Stud–and Riviera Equine, SRL, Lassaut raced in their colours for trainer Jean-Claude Rouget. Named a 'Rising Star' at second asking in a Chantilly Polytrack maiden in March of 2022, the colt took an April conditions event at ParisLongchamp, but was only fifth in Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})'s G1 French 2000 Guineas a month later. Lassaut claimed the Listed Prix Nureyev at Deauville in August two starts later and was a close second in the G2 Prix Niel on Sept. 11, before running unplaced in the G2 Prix Dollar on Arc weekend.

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Simca Mille wins the Group 2 Qatar Prix Niel at @paris_longchamp. pic.twitter.com/dYqy4b9Sam

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VADENI (FR), Churchill (Ire)–Vaderana (Fr) (Monsun {Ger})
Owner: His Highness The Aga Khan.
Breeder: Haras De S A Aga Khan SCEA.
Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget.
Pedigree Notes: From a deep Aga Khan family, the dam scored her lone win over 2300 metres at three, but has gone on to produce the Australian listed-placed Vadiyann (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), the four-time French listed-placed Vadsena (Fr) (Makfi {GB}) and this colt, her star foal. She also has the unraced juvenile colt Vazirpour (GB) (Camelot {GB}) to come. This is the extended family of Group 1 winners Vadawina (Ire) (Unfuwain), Vazira (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Valixir (Ire) (Trempolino), Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), et. al.

AL HAKEEM (GB), Siyouni (Fr)–Jadhaba (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner/Breeder: Al Shaqab Racing.
Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget.
Pedigree Notes: One of two winners for his dam, Al Hakeem is followed by a 2-year-old filly by Kingman (GB). Although Jadhaba won twice, her best effort was a third in the G3 Prix Penelope. She is the best foal out of four-time graded winner Naissance Royale (Ire) (Giant's Causeway), and the Al Shaqab colourbearer's fourth dam is the GI Demoiselle S. second Bookkeeper (Private Account).

WELWAL (GB), Shalaa (Ire)–Cheriearch (Arch)
Owner: Al Shaqab Racing.
Breeder: Oceanic, A Gravereaux & OTI Management.
Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget.
Sales History: The March-foaled bay was picked up for €80,000 out of the Arqana Deauville Select Sale.
Pedigree Notes: Successful in the Listed Prix La Sorellina, Cheriearch already has two black-type horses besides Welwal including Epistrophy (Fr) (Charm Spirit {Ire}), who was third in the G3 Prix de la Grotte. Her latest two foals are a Roaring Lion juvenile colt named Humanity (Ire) and a yearling colt by Calyx (GB).

IMPERIAL FIGHTER (IRE), The Gurkha (Ire)–Endure (Ire) (Green Desert)
Owner: Michael Blencowe.
Breeder: Lynn Lodge Stud.
Trainer: Andrew Balding.
Sales History: His trainer snapped up the Jan. 31-foaled bay for just £30,000 out of the Goffs Orby Sale.
Pedigree Notes: This colt is a half-brother to French listed winner Bunker (Ire) (Hurricane Run {Ire}) and the stakes-placed Imtiyaaz (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). After foaling Imperial Fighter, the dam returned to another son of Galileo (Ire) in Churchill (Ire) and the 2-year-old colt Lord of Admiralty (Ire) was the result. Endure is a half-sister to the G3 Dance Smartly H. victress Alexis (Ire) (Alzao), who is responsible for Queen's Plate scorer Mike Fox (Giant's Causeway).

ONESTO (IRE), Frankel (GB)–Onshore (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire})
'TDN Rising Star'.
Owner: Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois, Jean-Etienne Dubois Et Al.
Breeder: Diamond Creek Farm, LLC.
Trainer: Fabrice Chappet.
Sales History: Originally selected by Mike Akers for 185,000gns out of Book 1 from the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, he was re-offered at the OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale and brought $535,000 from Hubert Guy Bloodstock after breezing a furlong in :10 flat.
Pedigree Notes: Onshore never graced the racecourse, and her latest progeny are fillies by Australia (GB) and Gleneagles (Ire) in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The half-sister to Group 3 winner Jet Away (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) visited the court of American Pharoah last spring. Onesto's third dam is none other than Kerali (GB) (High Line {GB}), the broodmare responsible for blue hen Hasili (Ire) and her bevy of top-flight winners.

MISTER SAINT PAUL (FR), Dariyan (Fr)–Elusive Kay (Fr) (Elusive City)
Owner: Ecurie Bernd & Torsten Raber, Luc Josse Et Al.
Breeder: Mme A Delarue.
Trainer: Etienne Leenders.
Sales History: The bay did not meet his reserve and was bought back for €10,000 out of the Arqana October Yearling Sale.
Pedigree Notes: His dam won twice over 1900 metres at Deauville and once more upped to 2000 metres at Cagnes-sur-Mer. Her latest foal is a colt of 2020 by Birchwood (Ire), while Group 3 winner Celtic Rock (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) is out of the winning third dam.

MODERN GAMES (IRE), Dubawi (Ire)–Modern Ideals (GB) (New Approach (Ire)
Owner/Breeder: Godolphin.
Trainer: Charlie Appleby.
Pedigree Notes: This family has benefitted from a timely update, as this colt's year-older stakes-winning half-brother Modern News (GB) (Shamardal) was second in the G3 Cazoo Diomed S. at Epsom on Saturday. His dam's foal of 2020, Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), was named a 'TDN Rising Star' at Newmarket on May 14, and there is a yearling filly by the late Mastercraftsman (Ire) still in the pipeline. Under the second dam is G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero Ultra (Ire) (Manduro {Ger}), while one more generation back, the Mr. Prospector filly Proskona was a champion in Italy in 1984. Two-time Group 1 winner Act One (GB) (In the Wings {GB}) is a descendant of the last-named, as is G1 French 2000 Guineas third Gharir (Ire) (Machiavellian).

THE ACROPOLIS (IRE), Churchill (Ire)–Hairy Rocket (GB) (Pivotal {GB})
Owner: Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Westerberg.
Breeder: Frank Dunne.
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien.
Sales History: Sent through the ring at Goffs November as a foal, he joined the Coolmore partners' portfolio for €140,000.
Pedigree Notes: The 2012 G2 Queen Mary S. third, the dam has a yearling colt by New Bay (GB). The Queen's Carlton House (Street Cry {Ire}), second in both the G1 Prince Of Wales's S. and G1 Ranvet S., is a member of the extended family.

EL BODEGON (IRE), Kodiac (GB)–Al Andalyya (Kingmambo)
Owner: Nas Syndicate & A F O'Callaghan.
Breeder: Cecil & Martin McCracken.
Trainer: James Ferguson.
Sales History: James Ferguson shelled out 70,000gns during Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to acquire this April foal.
Pedigree Notes: Besides this colt and his older globetrotting full-brother Best Solution (Ire), who has also won at the highest level, Al Andalyya is represented by a yearling colt by Night of Thunder (Ire). Her second dam, Group 3 winner Eva Luna (Alleged), left G1 St Leger victor Brian Boru (GB) (Sadler's Wells) and his half-brother, multiple Group 2 winner Sea Moon (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}), who was also third in that Classic. Sir Michael Stoute's fifth G1 Derby winner Workforce (GB) (King's Best) is also of this lineage.

LASSAUT (FR), Almanzor (Fr)–Lady Family (Fr) (Sinndar {Ire})
'TDN Rising Star'.
Owner: Riviera Equine SARL, Haras d'Etreham Et Al.
Breeder: Haras d'Etreham & Riviera Equine SARL.
Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget.
Sales History: Foaled on Valentine's Day, the bay failed to find a new home for £67,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale.
Pedigree Notes: After foaling this colt, Lady Family visited Almanzor's sire Wootton Bassett (GB) and produced a filly in 2020. Dual group winner and G1 Prix Morny second Family One (Fr) (Dubai Destination) is a half-brother to Lady Family. Group 1-winning sprinters G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and Lethal Force (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), as well as Breeders' Cup and G1 French 1000 Guineas winner Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen Mast), descend from the winning third dam. This term's French 1000 Guineas heroine Mangoustine (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is also a part of this clan.

MACHETE (FR), Myboycharlie (Ire)–Maid To Believe (GB) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner/Breeder: Rashit Shaykhutdinov.
Trainer: Fabrice Chappet.
Sales History: Sent through the ring at the Arqana October Yearling Sale, this colt was a €52,000 buyback.
Pedigree Notes: The four-time winning dam won from one mile up to 1 1/2 miles throughout her career and has left the Group 3/III-placed Maid To Remember (GB) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) as her previous best offspring. Nestled under the stakes-winning third dam Stinging Nettle (GB) (Sharpen Up {GB}) is the GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. winner Stroll (Pulpit), as well as the versatile GI Donn H. hero Lea (First Samurai).

ANCIENT ROME, War Front–Gagnoa (Ire) (Sadler's Wells)
Owner: M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier & Westerberg.
Breeder: Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt.
Trainer: Andre Fabre.
Pedigree Notes: Thrice placed at Group 1 level, among them a second and third in the G1 French Oaks and the Irish equivalent, G3 Prix des Reservoirs scorer Gagnoa first threw the stakes-placed Galateia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and followed up with the Group 3 winner Etoile, a full-sister to this colt, as foal number six. Exclusively mated to Justify since 2019, the half-sister to the G1 Investec Derby victor Pour Moi (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}) has a first-crop colt that arrived in 2020, The Black Tiger, and a pair of fillies in 2021 and 2022, to her name. Ancient Rome shares the same female family as the aforementioned Modern Games.

VAGALAME (IRE), Lope de Vega (Ire)–Solilea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner/Breeder: Wertheimer & Frere.
Trainer: Carlos Laffon-Parias.
Pedigree Notes: Successful over 2400 metres at ParisLongchamp in her lone win, Solilea broke her black-type duck with her first foal, the listed winner and G1 Prix Saint Alary third Solsticia (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}). Her latest foal is a colt by Siyouni (Fr) already christened Sinileo (Ire), who arrived on Feb. 18. A fourth-generation Wertheimer & Frere homebred, Vagalame counts G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Plumania (GB) (Anabaa) as his second dam. She, in turn, is a half-sister to the dam of G1 Prix Vermeille winner Left Hand (GB) by Dubawi (Ire).

YOOZUNA (IRE), Kizuna (Jpn)–Your Game (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire})
Owner/Breeder: Wertheimer & Frere.
Trainer: Christophe Ferland.
Pedigree Notes: Another Wertheimer & Frere homebred whose dam struck at 2400 metres, Yoozuna is a half-brother to the stakes-placed Parafection (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), the unraced juvenile colt Gamestop (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and the yearling colt Gamestars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). The dam is a half-sister to three stakes winners, among them the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest victress Polydream (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

IVY LEAGUE (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Timbuktu (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus})
Owner: Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith.
Breeder: Coolmore.
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien.
Pedigree Notes: A full-brother to the winning G2 Futurity S. third and G2 Royal Lodge runner-up Ontario (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), this colt is followed by Galileo full-brothers African Star (Ire), who has yet to race, and a yearling. His dam, from the female line of blue hen Reprocolor (GB) (Jimmy Reppin {GB}), is a half-sister to a pair of group-placed black-type winners. The stakes-winner Mona Lisa (GB) (Giant's Causeway), second in the G1 Prix de l'Opera; and third in both the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Coronation S., is under the third dam.

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Rain, Rain, Stay Away

Charlie Appleby's season goes from strength-to-strength and Modern Games has already played a key role with his May 15 Poulains victory providing the middle part of an unprecedented European 2000 Guineas treble for Godolphin. Strong at the mile at ParisLongshamp, as he had been at Del Mar, he is bred to get this trip but if the ground turns testing it may stretch the elastic too far. “Modern Games heads back to France in great order. He is the horse in the field with the Classic credentials behind him and we are looking forward to seeing him over this distance, which we feel is within his compass,” his trainer said. “We are slightly on weather watch with the rain, but hopefully they don't get too much. It would obviously be a negative if it became soft, because he prefers a quicker surface and it would start to bring stamina into play.”

The Rising Star Contingent

Heading the opposition to Modern Games are the TDN Rising Stars Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Lassaut (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}), with the former sporting Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois's silks and the latter representing Riviera Equine SARL and Haras d'Etreham. Onesto emerged as a force to be reckoned with when dominating the G2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud May 8 and while he has a horror draw, he is one who can be switched off and produced late. Lassaut, who beat the Poulains third Tribalist (GB) (Farhh {GB}) over a mile here Mar. 9 before taking a conditions event at ParisLongchamp Apr. 21, was an eye-catching fifth behind Modern Games in the Classic and is bred to come into his own over this longer trip.

Three More For Rouget

Alongside Lassaut, Jean-Claude Rouget also saddles a pair of Al Shaqab colourbearers in the Apr. 17 G3 Prix de Fontainebleau winner Welwal (GB) (Shalaa {Ire}) and May 3 Listed Prix de Suresnes winner Al Hakeem (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), who suffered reverse fortunes when the draw was redone on Thursday. Welwal, who was sixth in the Poulains, lacks the obvious stamina leaning in his pedigree that Al Hakeem enjoys so a revised low draw will have helped his cause. Rouget's other major player is The Aga Khan's impressive May 10 G3 Prix de Guiche scorer Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), who has the advantage of stall two but needs a strong pace to run at.

The Supporting Cast

Sunday's undercard boasts the signature G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, where Sheikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani's progressive May 12 G3 Prix d'Hedouville scorer Mutabahi (Fr) (French Fifteen {Fr}) meets last year's G1 Prix Ganay hero Mare Australis (Ire) (Australia {GB}); the G2 Prix de Sandringham with Lael Stable's G1 Criterium International third Purplepay (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) taking centre stage; the G3 Prix de Royaumont playing host to Ecurie Ama Zingteam's May 15 Listed Prix de la Seine winner Hidden Dimples (Ire) (Frankel {GB}); the G2 Prix du Gros-Chene featuring the unexposed Joseph O'Brien-trained Listed Sole Power Sprint S.-winning 3-year-old filly Brostaigh (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}); and the Listed Prix la Fleche for the juveniles in which Vicious Harry (Fr) looks to provide Harry Angel (Ire) with a first black-type winner.

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One race later on the stakes-laden card, in the €600,000 G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains, 16 have been declared and Godolphin's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will seek to provide Charlie Appleby with a breakthrough in the contest. He has drawn box four. Alongside in three is Jean-Claude Rouget trainee and TDN Rising Star Lassaut (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}), six across from his G3 Prix de Fontainebleau-winning stablemate Welwal (GB) (Shalaa {Ire}) in nine.

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Lassaut is the third of four foals and first scorer produced by an unraced half-sister to MGSW G2 Prix Robert Papin victor and G1 Prix Morny runner-up Family One (Fr) (Dubai Destination) and Listed Premio Eupili second Modern Family (Fr) (Excellent Art {GB}). He is kin to a 2-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) and hails from the family of MG1SW sire Lethal Force (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). The February-foaled bay's stakes-winning second dam Ascot Family (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}) is a half-sister to MGSP Listed Scarborough S. victrix Flanders (Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}), herself the ancestress of G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning sire G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen Mast).

3rd-Chantilly, €27,000, Mdn, 3-9, 3yo, c/g, 8f (AWT), 1:38.36, st.
LASSAUT (FR), c, 3, by Almanzor (Fr)
1st Dam: Lady Family (Fr), by Sinndar (Ire)
2nd Dam: Ascot Family (Ire), by Desert Style (Ire)
3rd Dam: Family At War, by Explodent
(£67,000 RNA Ylg '20 GOUKPR). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, €17,550. O/B-Riviera Equine SARL & Haras d'Etreham (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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