Mr Gallivanter wins Longines Grand Handicap at Saint-Cloud

Ridden by Filip Minarik, the Dr A Bolte-trained horse came home half a length clear of Brave Impact in second and Zack Hall in third a further three-quarters of a length back.

Mr Gallivanter timed his charge to the line to perfection in the contest run over a mile and four furlongs, as having waited in the main pack Minarik pulled his mount clear to win with some ease.

Behind him, Brave Impact and Zack Hall made a good fight of things with the former also finishing well. Amirant seized fourth place albeit a short head distance from Dark Dream in fifth.

In the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, Mont Ormel overcame the challenge of some big names to run out a surprise winner in another of the day’s feature races at Saint-Cloud.

Pia Brandt’s unheralded colt stepped up markedly on the form he had shown to date to take Group One honours at the main expense of the Ed Dunlop-trained Red Verdon.

Ryan Moore had set out to make all on Aidan O’Brien’s Beacon Rock, looking intent to make it a test, but was swallowed up around the two-furlong pole.

Favourite Mekhtaal had kept close tabs on the leader but the writing was on the wall soon after the runners turned for home.
Red Verdon, sixth in the Investec Derby and fourth in the Irish equivalent, was held up through the early stages and looked like he would swamp everything when coming with his run under Vincent Cheminaud.

But in the end he could not quite make up the ground and get to the Cristian Demuro-ridden winner, while Andre Fabre’s Cloth Of Stars was third.