Full Result 4.18 Longchamp (FR) | 11 May 2023

Prix du Cherche Midi (Conditions) (2yo) (Sprint Course) (Turf)

(2yo) 5f Heavy

1st £15,044.25 2nd £6,017.70 3rd £4,513.27 4th £3,008.85 5th £1,504.42

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Zorken (FR) 16/5 Olivier Peslier B De Montzey	Olivier Peslier B De Montzey	2	90	–	84	96	–
bb c Goken (FR) - Zorra Chope (FR) (Bertolini)


2⁽³⁾ 3½	4. Balsam (FR) 9/1 Clement Lecoeuvre H-F Devin	Clement Lecoeuvre H-F Devin	2	87	–	63	76	–
b f Wootton Bassett - Bea Remembered (Doyen)
Went right and bumped rival start, chased leaders under a keen hold, shaken up 1 1/2f out but no impression, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, no match for winner

3⁽¹⁾ 4 [7½]	3. Loyal Prince (FR) 25/1 Tony Piccone D Chenu	Tony Piccone D Chenu	2	810 b¹	–	50	65	–
b c Palace Prince (GER) - Bering Empress (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)


4⁽²⁾ ¾ [8¼]	2. The Fixer (IRE) 1/2F Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	2	90	–	51	66	–
b c No Nay Never (USA) - Fixette (IRE) (Kodiac)
Quickly away, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, unable to quicken with leaders, weakened inside final furlong

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [10¼]	5. Tanis (FR) 10/1 Aurelien Lemaitre Mme Stephanie Nigge	Aurelien Lemaitre Mme Stephanie Nigge	2	87	–	36	52	–
b f Zelzal (FR) - Touching The Sky (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)


6⁽⁴⁾ 6 [16¼]	6. Cuncerta (FR) 11/1 Maxime Guyon F Vermeulen	Maxime Guyon F Vermeulen	2	87	–	12	31	–
bl f Goken (FR) - Fa Ul Cuncert (Poet's Voice)

6 ran Winning time: 59.82s (slow by 4.52s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard & B De Montzey (Zorken) 1st breeder: 1m. 1werner Neumann
2nd owner: Al Shaqab Racing (Balsam)
3rd owner: Mme Dominique Peilley Besset (Loyal Prince)