Thursday's G3 Prix Allez France at Chantilly, which serves as the first major stand-off between the fillies and mares in Europe, plays host to the returning We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), who goes unpenalised following a winless but respectable 2015 campaign. Successful in the previous year's G1 Prix de l'Opera, having been stripped of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary due to increased testosterone as a result of a subsequently removed ovarian tumour, George Strawbridge's bay showed that she retained her ability when third–after being promoted from fourth–in Deauville's G1 Prix Jean Romanet in August and in the latest renewal of Longchamp's Prix de l'Opera on Arc day.
Anything near her best should be enough to register a winning comeback, but there are some potential improvers lurking in this field with all-important match practice, such as Wood Hall Stud's Apr. 3 Listed Prix Zarkava winner Marypop (Fr) (Layman) and Stall Ullmann's Mar. 28 Listed Grand Prix-Aufgalopp scorer Amazona (Ger) (Dubawi {Ire}). Also lurking is Gestut Ammerland's unexposed Sassella (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), one of two Andre Fabre representatives, who was last seen taking Saint-Cloud's Listed Prix Belle de Nuit over 12 1/2 furlongs on heavy ground in November.
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