THE Group One Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1m) in Paris tomorrow is devoid of any foreign runners, but it has, however, succeeded in attracting an all-star cast.
Nine go in search of Ridgewood Pearl's Crown and these include the respective winners of the French 2,000 Guineas, Irish 2,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes, Ashkalani, Spinning World and Shake The Yoke.
Ashkalani and Shake The Yoke are both coming back after summer breaks, whereas Spinning World bounced back from a Royal Ascot disappointment to impressively win the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville last month. He will be hard to beat.
Vetheuil and Shaanxi, second in third respectively in the Marois, take on Spinning World again, as do both Grey Risk and Lee Triton, fifth and eight respectively in the Marois.
One of France's top mile races has an inevitably strong look to it with the other runners being Carling, for whom this trip may be on the sharp side, and Spinning World's pacemaker, Metaphor.
Michael Stoute's Always Aloof (Olivier Peslier), second in the Group Three Prix Gladiateur (1m 7 1/2f) last year, has the progressive Kassani to beat in this year's renewal on the same card.
