Mekong finishes fourth in France Mark Johnston's Hartnell fared best of the overseas contingent as he finished third behind Prince Gibraltar in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud. Joe Fanning had travelled over to France to ride Hartnell, a most impressive winner at Newmarket last week, but he was ultimately no match for the easy winner. Prince Gibraltar, who was having just his third start and first run for Jean-Claude Rouget, sprinted five lengths clear of Bereni Ka to take the Group One event under Christophe Soumillon . Aidan O'Brien's Mekong River (2/1fav), previously unbeaten in four starts and a winner at Leopardstown last Sunday, came home in fourth under Seamie Heffernan. Roger Charlton's Laugharne was sixth but Clive Cox's Shankly was well beaten. Speaking at Doncaster, Johnston's wife Deirdre said: "We're very pleased, I didn't see the race but to finish third in a Group One justifies the decision to supplement him. It cost €15,000 so we've got that back and more."
