AUTEUIL stages a nine-race card worth €627,000 today, featuring three listed contests, and an intriguing runner for the Willie Mullins stable in the 2.50 (GMT) race. A Closutton contender always warrants respect, and this one is presumably held in some regard by connections, to earn the name Dead Cert.

Rachael Blackmore (gets 4.4lb female rider allowance) is booked to partner the Patrick Mullins-owned colt, who was bred by Jackie Mullins in France. By No Risk At All and out of an own-sister to Protektorat, the three-year-old faces 14 rivals in the Prix Rush.