IRISH international participation today centres on Jessica Harington sending Ashdale Bob for the Grade 2 Prix la Barka (2.32pm) over two miles and five and a half furlongs at Auteuil today where the eight-year-old is the mount of Paul Townend in the nine-horse field.

Britain are represented by the Paul Nicholls raider Red Risk, a November Newbury handicap hurdle winner and last seen down the field in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham and the Sophie Leech-trained Lucky One, a Grade 3 winner here in April.