New Ground full throttle towards Grand Prix de Paris test

The Grand Prix de Paris is the likely next objective for New Ground following his fourth-place finish in the Betfred Derby.

Trained in France by Henri-Francois Devin, the New Bay colt faced a huge rise in class for the premier Classic at Epsom, but justified the decision of owner-breeders Juddmonte to supplement him with an excellent effort in defeat.

The three-year-old now has the opportunity to prove that performance was no fluke, with an appearance at ParisLongchamp on July 13 on the agenda.

Barry Mahon, Juddmonte’s European racing manager, said: “New Ground is in the Grand Prix de Paris and he’s in the German Derby. We’ll look at both, but it feels like the Grand Prix de Paris is probably the plan for him.

“He’s a good horse, I think Henri always felt he was very talented and we knew a step up to a mile and a half was going to suit.

“I thought given how he behaved in the preliminaries, he ran an unbelievably good race as he got very warm and very excited, but he came home well.

“I think we’re heading towards the Grand Prix de Paris and hopefully he’ll run a good race there.”