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Smullen expects big Almela run
- Updated: September 30, 2016
Pat Smullen expects Almela to make her presence felt in the Prix de Royallieu at Chantilly on Saturday.
A little over 24 hours before dual Derby hero Harzand bids for glory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the same team of Smullen, trainer Dermot Weld and owner-breeder the Aga Khan combine with a filly who impressed on her latest appearance in Listed company at Galway.
Prior to that facile victory, the daughter of Sea The Stars finished runner-up in the Ballyroan Stakes on her belated seasonal debut at Leopardstown in early August and Smullen sees her lack of racecourse activity this year as a positive ahead of her Paris assignment.
“She’s improved. Whether she’s improved enough I don’t know, but she seems to be very well,” the jockey told At The Races.
“The ground might …
