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It is rare enough
to have the form from the business end of the 2,000 Guineas represented in the Paris equivalent but to have the Newmarket winner Poetic Flare bouncing out to do battle again just two weeks on sets a pretty high standard for anyone hoping to deny him a Classic double.
A repeat of his Racing Post Rating of 120 from the Guineas would have been enough to win 17 of the 21 editions of the Poulains this century and on only his sixth career start the son of Dawn Approach is open to scaling greater heights.
He faces the winner of both the Dewhurst and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere from last season in St Mark s Basilica and Sealiway, while there are other intriguing candidacies to consider. It is unlikely to be a case of click and collect for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning.