Devin runner Alocasia is one to follow in Texanita

Alocasia looks the one to be with in the feature Prix Texanita at Chantilly today.

The Khalid Abdullahowned filly brings solidlooking form to the table for this Group Three affair and was a model of consistency last season.

Having got off the mark at the third attempt, her second to the high-class Tropbeau in Deauville was a smart effort and she then won at Listed level at Maisons-laffitte

Her final outing was back at Maisons-laffitte for a Group Two assignment and while she had to settle for fifth, she was only beaten two and a half lengths.

There was no disgrace in that and the Henri-francois Devin-trained runner looks sure to be in the mix.

Simeen has claims to being a future star and can enhance her reputation in the Prix de la Pistolle.

In the care of Jean-claude Rouget in the Aga Khan colours, she was not asked a question in two starts last season and connections were toying with a reappearance against Tropbeau in a Classic trial this week, which shows the regard in which she is held.

After bolting up at Saintcloud first time out in July, she did it equally well at Clairefontaine the following month and it will be fascinating to see how far up the ladder she can go.

The lightly-raced Celestin should be hard to beat in the Prix du Belvedere.

The Dabirsim colt was impressive on his final juvenile outing, bolting up in a Listed contest at Toulouse. Trained by Fabrice Chappet, he has only encountered soft ground so far, so would need to prove his effectiveness on anything quicker, but he has an engine.

Plenty of attention in the Prix des Veneurs will surround the return to action of the Chappet-trained Hurricane Ivor. He was being touted as Royal Ascot material after sauntering clear first time out at Chantilly, but the wheels came off in a Group Three back there next time out and he has not been seen since that run in June. If he is half the horse his reputation suggested he was, he will be hard to oppose.