Prix Exbury (Group 3) (Turf) – Saint-Cloud

Saint-Cloud

16:00

Prix Exbury (Group 3) (Turf)

Date 2026-03-15

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £31,826

Winning Time 2m 15.64s (slow by 12.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bright Picture (FR) Maxime Guyon · A Fabre	5/1	Won
2nd	Azimpour (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard	7/5F	1.25
3rd	First Look (IRE) James Doyle · A Fabre	3/1	0.3
4th	C'Est Vrai (FR) Cristian Demuro · Gerald Mosse	11/1	1.75
5th	Horizon Dore (FR) Clement Lecoeuvre · P Cottier	47/10	.75
6th	Uther (GB) Stephane Pasquier · C Ferland	28/1	0.2
7th	South Bay (FR) Christophe Soumillon · Mme L Pontoir	19/1	20

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	Azimpour Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	126	—	/2451-	-	128	-	139d	—	—	-12	22.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
In rear - steady headway on near side of group over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on
1 (7)	First Look Chestnut J:James Doyle T:A Fabre	J:James Doyle T:A Fabre	130	—	31115-	-	128	-	148d	—	—	+1	21.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
In touch with leaders on outer - headway inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds
3 (4)	Horizon Dore Bay J:Clement Lecoeuvre T:P Cottier	J:Clement Lecoeuvre T:P Cottier	126	—	531-31	-	130	-	21d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and briefly went second under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong
5 (3)	Bright Picture Chestnut J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	126	—	4/137-	-	127	-	121d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Took keen hold - prominent - led under 2f out - soon ridden - kept on well inside final furlong
4 (6)	C'Est Vrai Bay J:Cristian Demuro T:Gerald Mosse	J:Cristian Demuro T:Gerald Mosse	126	—	14111-	-	122	-	148d	—	—	+19	25.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Took keen hold - soon led - headed under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong
6 (2)	Uther Bay J:Stephane Pasquier T:C Ferland	J:Stephane Pasquier T:C Ferland	126	—	13446-	-	125	-	197d	—	—	0	4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Prominent - lost position over 3f out - weakened inside final furlong
7 (1)	South Bay Chestnut J:Christophe Soumillon T:Mme L Pontoir	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Mme L Pontoir	122	t	1551-	-	98	-	83d	—	—	+11	13.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - dropped to rear over 3f out - eased over 1f out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Azimpour	13/8	7/4	13/8
First Look	10/3	3/1	10/3
Horizon Dore	4/1	9/2	10/3
Bright Picture	11/2	4/1	9/2
C'Est Vrai	11/1	11/1	14/1
Uther	20/1	20/1	18/1
South Bay	22/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

C'Est Vrai

25.7

OR: 0 Form: 24 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Azimpour

22.1

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 10.6

7/4

3rd

First Look

21.8

OR: 0 Form: 15.6 Odds: 6.2

10/3

South Bay

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 13 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Horizon Dore

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Bright Picture

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Uther

OR: 0 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Azimpour	—	128	—
First Look	—	128	—
Horizon Dore	—	130	—
Bright Picture	—	127	—
C'Est Vrai	—	122	—
Uther	—	125	—
South Bay	—	98	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Horizon Dore	21d ago	Fit
South Bay	83d ago	Fresh
Bright Picture	121d ago	Long break
Azimpour	139d ago	Long break
First Look	148d ago	Long break
C'Est Vrai	148d ago	Long break
Uther	197d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Bright Picture	Prominent
Uther	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.