Zarigana is on course for a trip to Royal Ascot after connections resisted the temptation to bid for a classic double in this weekend’s Prix de Diane in favour of a tilt at the Coronation Stakes.

Successful on three of her first four starts for Francis-Henri Graffard in the colours of the late Aga Khan, the Siyouni filly passed the post second to the Charlie Fellowes-trained Shes Perfect in the French 1000 Guineas, the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, before being promoted to first by the stewards.