So he surely must be thinking of the big American race for Charm Spirit (35-pace adjusted 39) following his win in the Prix Jean Prat. The three-year-old is qualified to run in the Breeders’ Cup Mile and showed at Chantilly that he has exactly the kind of running style needed to win it.

Held up in a moderately run race, Charm Spirit accelerated smartly and nipped through the gaps quickly in the closing stages to win by a very long looking neck.