THE David Loder trained Bahamian Knight, to be ridden by Richard Hughes, and Paul Kelleway's Lear White, the mount of Guy Guignard, appear to face stiff tasks in the Group One Grand Prix de Saint Cloud in Paris tomorrow.

Italian Derby winner Bahamian Knight will do well even to emulate last year's winner of that race, Luso, who ran a fine second to Carnegie in this mile and a half contest.

Lear White was a laudable fourth to Oscar Schindler in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot but looks to need to improve again.

Ranged against the British duo are a formidable home sextet, with Swain, Ragmar and Helissio looking the outstanding candidates.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third Swain, fresh from his Coronation Cup victory earlier this month, bids to seal his King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes passage with another good performance.

Ragmar just held off Polaris Flight in the French Derby but is an improving colt and Gerald Mosse knows how to bring out the best in him.

Helissio went into the French Derby a warm favourite but blotted his copybook by pulling hard and running below form to deadheat for fifth with Oliviero. Dominique Boeuf took the rap for the defeat and was later fired by owner Enrique Sarasola.

Cash Asmussen, the original choice to replace Boeuf, is sidelined through suspension and inform Olivier Peslier comes in for what could prove a very good spare ride.

. Elite Racing's Mysilv (Jamie Osborne) is a leading candidate for the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil, the French Champion Hurdle, over an extended 25 furlongs at Auteuil today.

The Charlie Egerton trained mare was beaten just a length and a half by Montperle in the Prix la Barka on June 6th. She again takes on the winner, plus Earl Grant (third), Bedava (fourth) and Pasquinoble (seventh), over this longer trip.