Maarek, Gale & Flag in action at Longchamp Aidan O'Brien is double-handed in the Poule D'essai Poulains (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp this afternoon, with Gale Force Ten and Flying The Flag. Ryan Moore will be on Dundalk Listed winner Gale Force Ten while Colm O'Donoghue will be in the plate on Flying The Flag, who will be making his seasonal bow. Joseph O'Brien has ridden both horses in the past but will have to forgo a trip to France in order to ride leading Derby hope Battle Of Marengo at Leopardstown. He said: "Gale Force Ten is a good horse and won nicely in Dundalk over seven furlongs. "He's stepping up to a mile now and there is a bit of a question mark, but hopefully he'll run a good race. Flying The Flag won his maiden and was second to First Cornerstone in the Futurity, but disappointed after that. Hopefully he'll come back and run a nice race." Elsewhere on the card the David Nagle trained Maarek takes his chance in the Group 3 Prix St George. Jamie Spencer will ride the ultra consistent six-year-old who will be bidding for a hat-trick of wins having scored at Ascot and Naas on his last two outings.
