THE Prix de Conde at Chantilly this afternoon is a trial for the Criterium de Saint-Cloud which is the last Group 1 event in the French programme. Charlie Appleby is back again and his runner Stage Magic must have a leading chance although he will be conceding weight to the other five runners.

To be ridden by James Doyle, Stage Magic will be performing for the third time in France. On his last visit to Chantilly, the son of Dark Angel just held on to take the Group 3 Prix des Chenes from Olmedo, who was runner-up to Happily in last Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.