Confirmed runners and riders and the all important draw for Sunday's French Guineas at Longchamp

The leading British and Irish contenders enjoyed differing fortunes with the draw ahead of Sunday's Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas) after all 18 entries were declared.

Last season's Futurity winner Hotazhell and Shane Foley have a plum inside draw in stall two, while Oisin Murphy will have to plot a course from wider out in 12 aboard Greenham Stakes winner Jonquil. 

Aomori City will bid to continue William Buck and Charlie Appleby's dream start to the Classic year from stall eight.

Detain will break from stall 9 under Colin Keane while Kieran Shoemark has the headache of a wide berth in 16 aboard Luther for Charlie Fellowes. 

Among the three Aidan O'Brien runners, Henri Matisse has fared well in stall six and is the mount of Ryan Moore, but Camille Pissarro and Christophe Soumillon — winners of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere over seven furlongs at Longchamp on Arc day — are out wide in stall 15. 

Among the home hopes with a kindly inside draw are Misunderstood in three for last season's winning Poulains combination of Alexis Pouchin and Mario Baratti, while Prix de Fontainebleau winner Ridari is in stall five.

There will be a six metre "open stretch" cutaway rail in operation on Sunday, designed to give those drawn out from the rail a chance to tuck in rather than travel three or four wide around Longchamp's long turns. 

All 13 fillies were declared for the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, with hot favourite Zarigana drawn seven and her stablemate and fellow Aga Khan Studs runner Mandanaba right on the inside in stall one. 

Fellowes and Shoemark have been more fortunate with Shes Perfect in stall six, while Jamie Spencer will have plenty of options from stall two with Celestial Orbit.

O'Brien has declared four fillies, and they have been drawn almost in a line from middle to outer, with Moore aboard Exactly in eight, Bedtime Story in nine, Merrily in ten and Heavens Gate breaking from stall 12. 

Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3.25 Sunday)

Ridari (5) Michael Barzalona
Sahlan (13) Maxime Guyon
Selenien (14) Augustin Madamet
Misunderstood (3) Alexis Pouchin
Don Mukasan (18) Cristian Demuro
Aomori City (8) William Buick
Reach The Sky (4) Ioritz Mendizabal
Detain (9) Colin Keane
Jonquil (12) Oisin Murphy
Heybetli (10) Stephane Pasquier
Zarraf (7) Benjamin Marie 
Henri Matisse (6) Ryan Moore
Luther (16) Kieran Shoemark
Tipinso (17) Jean-Bernard Eyquem
Houquetot (11) Aurelien Lemaitre
Hotazhell (2) Shane Foley
Serengeti (1) Sean Levey
Camille Pissarro (15) Christophe Soumillon

Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (4.05 Sunday)

Mandanaba (1) Maxime Guyon
Zarigana (7) Mickael Barzalona
Ghoufrann (11) Augustin Madamet
Shes Perfect (6) Kieran Shoemark
Godspeed (13) Ronan Thomas
Bedtime Story (9) Colin Keane
Exactly (8) Ryan Moore
Merrily (10) William Buick
Daylight (3) Cristian Demuro
Mimos (5) Tony Piccone
Better Together (4) Alexis Pouchin
Heavens Gate (12) Sean Levey
Celestial Orbit (2) Jamie Spencer

Poule d’Essai des Poulains (3.25 Longchamp, Sunday)

Coral: 4 Henri Matisse, 5 Ridari, 11-2 Hotazhell, 6 Jonquil, 9 Camille Pissarro, Sahlan, 12 Misunderstood, Aomori City, 14 Detain, 20 Houquetot, 25 Luther, 33 bar.

Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (4.05 Longchamp, Sunday)

bet365: 5-4 Zarigana, 6 Mandanaba, 8 Better Together, Exactly, She's Perfect, 16 Bedtime Story, Celestial Orbit, 20 Daylight, Godspeed, 25 bar

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