THE debut win for Pamplemousse at Chantilly on Tuesday could not have been more impressive. In a field of nine unraced three-year-old fillies there were no fewer than four representatives of the Andre Fabre yard.

Pamplemousse was one of that quartet and she started favourite, an indication in itself of the high regard in which she was obviously held. She won as a favourite should – indeed, even more impressively as her almost five-length winning margin shows. Many notebooks have her name entered as a filly to watch out for in the months ahead.