Red Dune set to make all-weather debut

Preview: France, Thursday 1.25pm GMT

Deauville: Prix Luthier (Listed) 7½f, AW, 3yo+

RED DUNE (Michael Jarvis/Francois-Xavier Bertras) makes her all-weather debut in Listed company at Deauvilleon Thursday.

MIchael Jarvis: Deauville raid

  PICTURE: Mark Cranham  

Regularly placed at Listed level, Sheikh Ahmed's four-year-old was last seen when third atCologne in October.

Likely favourite is the Aga Khan's Dalghar, a half-brother to that top-class pair Dalakhani and Daylami.

The three-year-old son of Anabaa came back from nearly a  year on the sidelines to score comforrably in a conditions event at Longchamp on his most recent outing.

Unbeaten in his last three starts for Jean-Claude Rouget, Violon Sacre scored in this grade atCraon last time out.