International field assembles for d'lspahan Runners from Britain, Germany and Japan will take on a strong home team in Tuesday's Group One Prix d'Ispahan in France. Andre Fabre admits the prospect of testing conditions is a concern ahead of New Bay's seasonal reappearance in the Prix d'Ispahan at Chantilly on Tuesday. The Dubawi colt enjoyed a fantastic three-year-old campaign in 2015, winning the French Derby and two other major prizes before signing off by finishing third behind Golden Horn in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. New Bay makes his first start since in the nine-furlong Group One, with Fabre keen to get a run into his charge before a tilt at the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot next month. Fabre said: "The horse is fine, but obviously he will need the race and the biggest concern is the torrential rain we have had here for the last two days. "It is not ideal to have very soft ground for his first run in a long time, but we need to run and otherwise I am happy. "If all goes well, the plan is to go to Ascot." Fabre is also represented by Vadamos, who impressed on his latest appearance in the Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud. "He has had three runs already this year and won very well last time," said the trainer. "I am not convinced he will enjoy the soft ground, but he is a big, strong five-year-old, so hopefully he will handle it." Alain de Royer-Dupre's Dariyan bids for back-to-back top-level victories following his Prix Ganay triumph just over three weeks ago. Hong Kong Cup hero A Shin Hikari is a fascinating challenger from Japan, while the two British raiders are David O'Meara's Woodbine Mile winner Mondialiste and the Clive Cox-trained My Dream Boat. The latter looked the part in winning the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown last month and has proved his ability handle soft ground. Cox said: "He's in very good order and I could have not been more impressed by the way he won the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown. "It is very wet in France, which will be in his favour. Obviously this is a big step forward into a Group One and on ratings he has got to find a bit, but conditions are very much in his favour. "He has travelled over well and has shown a good level of form on this track as it is where he won his Listed race last autumn. "He is a very progressive horse who is continuing on a steep upward curve and I'm very pleased he is stepping up to Group One company." Arc fifth Erupt, Silverwave and German challenger Wild Chief complete a nine-strong field.
