Frankie Dettori and Godolphin pulled out another ace at Longchamp yesterday in the shape of Slickly in the Prix du Moulin.

Dettori, still buzzing from what he described as the best race he had ever ridden in at Leopardstown to edge out Galileo, made all on the ex-Andre Fabre-trained five year-old, to beat Fabre's Banks Hill by three lengths.

Hawkeye justified his sharp elevation in class to take third, one and a half lengths away, with Warningford and Olden Times dead heating for fourth a further half length further back.

The Prix Jacques le Marois winner Vahorimix's attempt to secure a Group One in his own right came to nothing, Olivier Peslier's mount trailing in sixth.

While Peslier will have been disappointed with that, his great friend Dettori was on cloud nine.

After firing himself out of the saddle in his customary fashion, the Italian said: "I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming!

"Yesterday was the best race I've ever ridden in and I'm still on a high. Then to win this - I hope I don't wake up ." Slickly has forged a name for himself as a Longchamp specialist. This victory followed his 1999 win in the Grand Prix de Paris, and last year's Prix Dollar.

Dettori led his rivals a merry dance in this Emirates-sponsored mile contest, pulling clear on the Linamix entire in the straight to easily shrug off Banks Hill's effort from off the pace.

Diana Cooper, representing Godolphin, praised the 4.3 to 1 winner: "He loves it here, and keeps on doing it. He's a super horse."

Third-placed Hawkeye pleased Aidan O'Brien, who said: "He stumbled a furlong out, but finished really nicely. He's improving all the time."

Mark Johnston's grand old servant Yavana's Pace came good on the easy surface he needs in the Group Three Prix Gladiateur.

The nine-year-old veteran made virtually all under Joe Fanning to beat Woodford Reserve by two and a half lengths at the rewarding odds of 15.8 to 1.

Johnston, digging for gold at the sales in America, was represented by his wife Deirdre who said: "He must have cut. We're desperately hoping for rain all week so that we can run him in the Irish St Leger."

Yavana's Pace, runner-up in the last two editions of the Curragh classic, was supplying Fanning with his second winner in France.

Anticipation continued his love affair with turf racing by defeating German raider Silvano to win the Grade One Man o'War at Belmont Park, New York on Saturday.

Jonathan Sheppard's charge produced a magnificent front running display to draw away in the straight from the Arlington Million winner.