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Among those declared for the Saint-Cloud 2100m Group 3 is the Al Asayl’s Tajlina who makes her return to competition for a stable in excellent form. Kiamba is still a maiden after two starts but did run second in the Listed Prix Rose de Mai over the same course earlier in the month, and is one of just two black-type fillies in the field, the other being Listed-winning Glamis Road who ran third to Mario Baratti’s filly on re-entry.
Well-regarded by Jérôme Reynier, Konada comes to Paris off the back of two straight fibresand victories, but she did also win on turf last year. Jones left a good impression when successful at Deauville in January; she competes on turf for the first time, in a race which is not easy to decipher.
An important prep race and won in recent years by fillies like Agave, Pensée Du Jour, and Sister Charlie, a Prix Pénélope winner has however not gone on to lift the Prix de Diane since Pawneese in 1976.
