Overview
- Graffard confirmed on Thursday that once-raced colt Daryzan is entered for the Prix du Jockey Club and will be ridden by retained rider Mickael Barzalona.
- Daryz, the 2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, is now being aimed at the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot after strong seasonal wins in the Prix Ganay and the Prix Aga Khan IV.
- Calandagan has been prepared for a return to Epsom and is set to contest the Coolmore Coronation Cup as the stable seeks to avenge his 2025 defeat there.
- Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Rayif is under consideration for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, with Graffard preferring he go into the race under the radar.
- Graffard warned that Daryzan’s inexperience, large Jockey Club fields, draw in France and variable ground at Epsom are tactical risks, and he praised Aidan O’Brien’s campaigning as a benchmark for the team.