Prix Messidor (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf) – Chantilly

Chantilly

16:35

Prix Messidor (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

Date 2025-07-20

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £30,248

Winning Time 1m 38.59s (slow by 2.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Quddwah (GB) Callum Shepherd · Simon & Ed Crisford	14/5J	Won
2nd	Geography (GER) Andrasch Starke · P Schiergen	51/1	2.5
3rd	Ridari (FR) Mickael Barzalona · M Delzangles	14/5J	0.2
4th	Alcantor (FR) Alexis Pouchin · A Fabre	19/5	0.1
5th	Caramelito (FR) Theo Bachelot · F Rohaut	14/1	1.75
6th	Ice Max (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	11/1	0.05
7th	Siam Paragon (FR) Christophe Soumillon · G Doleuze	9/1	0.2
8th	Vertbois (FR) Maxime Guyon · A Fabre	14/1	2
9th	Marhaba Ya Sanafi (IRE) Clement Lecoeuvre · A Schutz	9/1	3.5
10th	Dos Mukasan (FR) Cristian Demuro · Christopher Head	23/1	0.05

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Alcantor Bay J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	J:Alexis Pouchin T:A Fabre	130	—	631-14	-	128	-	86d	—	—	—	0	—
Below best on a sound surface in the Sandown Mile last time but has leading claims here
2 (4)	Geography Bay J:Andrasch Starke T:P Schiergen	J:Andrasch Starke T:P Schiergen	130	—	367-16	-	124	-	43d	—	—	—	0	—
Group 3 winner on reappearance; below that last time and will need a career-best to score
3 (10)	Marhaba Ya Sanafi Bay J:Clement Lecoeuvre T:A Schutz	J:Clement Lecoeuvre T:A Schutz	128	—	7-2232	-	127	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—
Group 1 winner in 2023; creditable efforts this year and likely to give it best shot
4 (8)	Ice Max Grey J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	149-72	-	125	-	43d	—	—	—	0	—
Soft-ground Group 2 winner last year and shaped as though on way back last time
5 (3)	Quddwah Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Callum Shepherd T:Simon & Ed Crisford	128	t	145-10	-	129	-	33d	—	—	—	0	—
Below best on good to firm in the Queen Anne last time but ground here should suit
6 (2)	Vertbois Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	128	—	2-1625	-	125	-	35d	—	—	—	3.5	—
Best effort in Group 2 in May but balance of form suggests he may find one or two too good
7 (1)	Caramelito Chestnut J:Theo Bachelot T:F Rohaut	J:Theo Bachelot T:F Rohaut	128	p	45-362	-	122	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—
Won this race last year and was Group 1 placed; below best so far this season, though
8 (9)	Siam Paragon Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:G Doleuze	J:Christophe Soumillon T:G Doleuze	128	—	14-122	-	124	-	31d	—	—	—	0	—
Has bits of form to give him a chance and likely to give a good account back up in trip
9 (6)	Ridari Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:M Delzangles	J:Mickael Barzalona T:M Delzangles	122	h	21-156	-	127	-	49d	—	—	—	0	—
Creditable runs in the Poulains and in the Jockey Club; big chance, especially if settling
10 (5)	Dos Mukasan Chestnut J:Cristian Demuro T:Christopher Head	J:Cristian Demuro T:Christopher Head	120	t	41-107	-	115	-	42d	—	—	—	0	—
Long way behind Ridari in the Poulains and he'll have to improve if he's to win this

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Vertbois

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Alcantor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Geography

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Marhaba Ya Sanafi

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ice Max

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Quddwah

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Caramelito

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Siam Paragon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ridari

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dos Mukasan

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alcantor	—	128	—
Geography	—	124	—
Marhaba Ya Sanafi	—	127	—
Ice Max	—	125	—
Quddwah	—	129	—
Vertbois	—	125	—
Caramelito	—	122	—
Siam Paragon	—	124	—
Ridari	—	127	—
Dos Mukasan	—	115	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Caramelito	17d ago	Fit
Siam Paragon	31d ago	Fit
Quddwah	33d ago	Fit
Marhaba Ya Sanafi	35d ago	Fit
Vertbois	35d ago	Fit
Dos Mukasan	42d ago	Fit
Geography	43d ago	Fit
Ice Max	43d ago	Fit
Ridari	49d ago	Fresh
Alcantor	86d ago	Fresh