Pao Alto powered into the French Derby picture with an impressive success in the Prix La Force at ParisLongchamp. The Christophe Ferland-trained colt won two of his three starts as a juvenile and the high hopes of connections entering the new campaign proved justified with a smooth victory. Tracking Another Sky and Nat King through the early stages of the Group Three contest, Maxime Guyon's mount picked up smartly in the straight and while the equally promising Ocean Atlantique gave chase, the winner was always doing enough to hold Andre Fabre's runner.
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