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How to make it pay during Deauville's fun-filled month by the sea

Scott Burton looks ahead to four weeks of high-octane action in Normandy

Deauville's month long summer meeting has provided plenty of clues for the rest of the Flat season in France and beyond
Deauville's month long summer meeting has provided plenty of clues for the rest of the Flat season in France and beyondCredit: Patrick McCann

It is a meeting where the top-class action comes thick and fast, while the racing professionals mix with holiday crowds to provide a much more relaxed atmosphere than is the case in pressure-cooker Paris.

So which of European Flat racing's stars can we expect to see in Deauville, and what are the dates you need to have firmly fixed in your diary?

Deauville highlights

DateRacesDistances
Sat July 27Prix Six Perfections G3, Prix de Psyche G37f, 1m2f
Sun July 28Prix Rothschild G1, Darley Prix de Cabourg G31m, 6f
Sun Aug 4LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest G1, Prix de Reux G36½f, 1m4½f
Sun Aug 1Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard - Prix Jacques le Marois G1, Prix Minerve G31m, 1m4½f
Thu Aug 15Prix Guillaume d’Ornano Haras du Logis Saint-Germain G2, Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club G3, Arqana Prix de Lieurey G3 1m2f, 1m2f, 1m
Sat Aug 17Shadwell Prix de la Nonette G2, Prix du Calvados G2, Prix Daphnis G31m2f, 7f, 1m
Sun Aug 18Darley Prix Morny G1, Prix Jean Romanet G1, Prix Kergorlay G2, Prix de Pomone G26f, 1m2f, 1m7f, 1m4½f
Sun Aug 25Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville G2, Prix Quincey G3, Prix de Meautry G31m4½f, 1m, 6f
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Three key races, three potential stars

Polydream (LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest)

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