Prix du Lys Longines (Group 3) (3yo) (Turf) – Chantilly

Chantilly

17:00

Prix du Lys Longines (Group 3) (3yo) (Turf)

Date 2025-06-15

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £33,058

Winning Time 2m 29.56s (slow by 3.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rafale Design (IRE) Christophe Soumillon · Y Barberot	16/5	Won
2nd	Surabad (GB) Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard	14/5F	.5
3rd	Oracle (FR) Maxime Guyon · A Fabre	29/10	.5
4th	Hotheaded (GB) Alexis Pouchin · A Fabre	16/5	5
5th	Golden Weaver (FR) Aurelien Lemaitre · M Delzangles	19/1	1
6th	Ephesus (FR) Cristian Demuro · P & J Brandt	10/1	3.5
7th	Lakota Beau (FR) Augustin Madamet · Gavin Hernon	28/1	9.5
8th	Duty (FR) Ioritz Mendizabal · M Delzangles	37/1	30

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Surabad Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	128	—	31-311	-	114	-	49d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Matched best effort when beating Croquis in Listed event at Longchamp last time; claims
2 (7)	Rafale Design Chestnut J:Christophe Soumillon T:Y Barberot	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Y Barberot	128	—	611-51	-	113	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Best effort to win last month's Hoquart (slowly run); 1m4f could suit and may do better
3 (3)	Ephesus Black J:Cristian Demuro T:P & J Brandt	J:Cristian Demuro T:P & J Brandt	128	ht	14	-	101	-	38d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Failed to match debut form last time and will have to raise game if he's to win this
4 (6)	Hotheaded Chestnut J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	128	—	1	-	115	-	27d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Goes up a fair way in grade but created a good impression on debut and open to improvement
5 (5)	Lakota Beau Chestnut J:Augustin Madamet T:Gavin Hernon	J:Augustin Madamet T:Gavin Hernon	128	t	5-233	-	94	-	25d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fair form so far but goes up in distance and needs to improve to make an impact
6 (2)	Duty Grey J:Ioritz Mendizabal T:M Delzangles	J:Ioritz Mendizabal T:M Delzangles	128	t	541-82	-	92	-	63d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Second in Longchamp handicap in April but goes up a fair way in both grade and distance
7 (8)	Golden Weaver Chestnut J:Aurelien Lemaitre T:M Delzangles	J:Aurelien Lemaitre T:M Delzangles	128	t	61-4	-	109	-	49d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Best effort last time when third in Listed event but held by Surabad and Croquis
8 (4)	Croquis Bay J:Stephane Pasquier T:C Ferland	J:Stephane Pasquier T:C Ferland	128	—	5121	-	112	-	25d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Didn't have to improve to win Listed event at Toulouse last time; likely to go well again
9 (9)	Oracle Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	128	—	12	-	107	-	39d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Bettered debut form when second to a good prospect at Longchamp; worth a try in this grade

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Croquis

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Oracle

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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3rd

Hotheaded

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Ephesus

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Surabad

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rafale Design

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lakota Beau

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Duty

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Weaver

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Surabad	—	114	—
Rafale Design	—	113	—
Ephesus	—	101	—
Hotheaded	—	115	—
Lakota Beau	—	94	—
Duty	—	92	—
Golden Weaver	—	109	—
Croquis	—	112	—
Oracle	—	107	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rafale Design	24d ago	Fit
Lakota Beau	25d ago	Fit
Croquis	25d ago	Fit
Hotheaded	27d ago	Fit
Ephesus	38d ago	Fit
Oracle	39d ago	Fit
Surabad	49d ago	Fresh
Golden Weaver	49d ago	Fresh
Duty	63d ago	Fresh