Classic clues aplenty as crack three-year-olds prepare for battle in France

After the hysteria surrounding Tiger Roll's Randox Health Grand National victory on Saturday, attention turns to France on Sunday, with the recently re-opened Longchamp set to stage a pair of intriguing Classic trials.

First it is the turn of the colts in the Prix de Fontainebleau. There may only be a small field, but this looks a race to savour, with the exciting Olmedo taking on the unbeaten Wootton, the blue-blooded Rostropovich and the unexposed Mind Mapping.

A little over an hour later it is the turn of the fillies, with Mission Impassible and Magical, who finished third and fourth respectively in last year's Prix Marcel Boussac, set to renew their rivalry.

Racing

Cork (first race 2.00)

Ffos Las (2.05)

Newcastle (2.25)

Plumpton (2.15)

Tramore (1.50)

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ANZ Bloodstock News

"We’ve got an amazing sport and it drives us all to reach our dreams. It’s hard to explain, she’s our girl, she’s our daughter and our love child. She’s just a beautiful, beautiful animal." - an emotional Chris Waller reflects on Winx equalling Black Caviar's 25-race winning sequence with a demolition job in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Read the full report in today's ANZ Bloodstock News

Worldwide stakes races

Oaklawn Park 12.18 Arkansas Derby (Grade 1)

Cologne 1.00 Karin Baronin Von Ullmann - Schwarzgold-rennen (Group 3)

Longchamp 1.35 Prix de Fontainebleau (Group 3)

Cork 2.30 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes (Listed)

Longchamp 2.50 Prix de la Grotte (Group 3)

Longchamp 3.25 Prix Noailles (Group 3)

What to read

"Swettenham Stud is extremely excited to have secured Highland Reel for stallion duties in the southern hemisphere"

Highland Reel all set for shuttle trip to Sangster's Swettenham Stud

"It's a dream, but racing is a business built on dreams"

Bittersweet success for the impressive but ill-starred dam of Portrush Ted

What to watch

All the action from Aintree in our Grand National highlights video

Final thought

Previous renewals of the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau have been won by the likes of Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Prix du Jockey Club hero Brametot, 2,000 Guineas runner-up and Prix Jean Prat winner Territories, and the two-time Group 1-winning miler Tamayuz.

Could we see a future star among the five-strong line-up contesting today's running? Either way, it will be well worth having your notebook at the ready.