Longchamp and the Curragh

Sunday 14 September 2014 21:52, UK

Image: Mirza and Frankie Dettori take the opening Prix du Petit Couvert at Longchamp.
Image: Under a determined drive from the Italian, they hold off Move In Time (left) for a British-trained one-two.
Image: In the Bois bu Boulogne on the banks of the Seine, there are few more picturesque racecourses than Longchamp.
Image: Ectot and Gregory Benoist quickly put distance between themselves and their rivals to take the Prix Niel.
Image: Teletext closed up at the winning post, but the winner always looked like holding on.
Image: Watchable and Danny Tudhope (right) took the Bold Lad Sprint Handicap, the opener on the second day of Irish Champions Weekend.
Image: Tarfasha and jockey Pat Smullen take the Blandford Stakes in some style.
Image: Stepper Point and Martin Dwyer gained reward for a host of consistent efforts when winning the Flying Five.
Image: Baltic Baroness and Maxime Guyon edge out Pomology in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. Treve finished well beaten.
Image: Perhaps Sheikh Joann was finding out what Frankie Dettori made of Treve's performance under Thierry Jarnet?
Image: Dettori steals a march on his rivals in the Prix Foy aboard Ruler Of The World. Flintshire (pink cap) stayed on for second.
Image: Andrea Atzeni and Roger Varian claimed their second Group One victory of the weekend when Cursory Glance took the Moyglare Stud Stakes.
Image: The fast-finishing runer-up Lucida stuck her head out, but the winner had enough left in the tank.
Image: Charm Spirit and Theirry Jarnet narrowly edged out Richard Hughes and Toronado in the Prix du Moulin - might the runner-up move up in trip now?
Image: Back at the Curragh, Gleneagles proved a workmanlike winner of the National Stakes.
Image: Brown Panther took the Irish St Leger under a courageous ride from Richard Kingscote.
Image: The jockey took the race apart when kicking past pacemaker Eye Of The Storm off the home turn and never saw another rival.
Image: Michael Owen was on hand to celebrate a first-ever Group One success with his pride and joy.