ONLY four horses, including a supplement, lined up for last Tuesday’s Prix de Guiche at Chantilly. The classic trial provided and easy win for Almanzor and Christophe Soumillon who made all and spent most of the last 300 metres either looking over his shoulder or between his legs for a non existent challenger.

Eased before the finish, the son of Wootton Bassett was giving Jean-Claude Rouget his fourth Guiche victory in the past seven years.