French Oaks Next For Germance Germance booked her place in the Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks) on June 11 by maintaining her unbeaten record with a narrow victory in the Group One Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp.Ioritz Mendizabal brought the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained filly with a telling run on the outside to lead in the dying strides of the 10-furlong contest.The hot favourite got the better of the Aga Khan's Sanaya by half-a-length with Alix Road a neck behind in third.'I knew she was going to win 200m out. She's very good, and that race will have taught her a lot,' said Rouget.'She'll be one of the favourites now for the Diane, we'll see what happens in three weeks.'Laverock, disqualified from third place in last year's French Derby, resisted the late flourish of Manduro to grab Group One glory in the Prix d'Ispahan.The four-year-old, owned by the Gainsborough Stud and trained by Carlos Laffon-Parias, took the lead from his stablemate Krataois inside the final half-furlong.? PA Sport
