Prix du Petit Couvert

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The Prix du Petit Couvert is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,000 metres (approximately 5 furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse in September.

It was first run in 1867 at Chantilly, taking its name from a nearby forest, and was transferred to Longchamp in 1907. After several early modifications, the distance has been fixed at 1,000 metres since 1921.

Prior to 2002 the race was also open to two-year-olds and it took place in late October.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Canango	4	Guy Guignard	Alain Falourd	0:59.6
1989	Lugana Beach	3	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	0:56.4
1990	Run and Gun	2	Cash Asmussen	Robert Collet	1:02.4
1991	Ski Chief	3	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	0:59.9
1992	Wixon	2	Freddy Head	François Boutin	1:00.9
1993	Lavinia Fontana	4	Frankie Dettori	Con Collins	1:01.5
1994	Millyant	4	Cash Asmussen	Rae Guest	0:59.8
1995	Millyant	5	Cash Asmussen	Rae Guest	0:56.9
1996	Don't Worry Me	4	Alain Junk	Guy Henrot	0:57.4
1997	Hever Golf Rose	6	Cash Asmussen	Joe Naughton	0:59.3
1998	Bishops Court	4	Jimmy Fortune	Lynda Ramsden	1:03.4
1999	Manzor	2	Olivier Peslier	Xavier Nakkachdji	1:00.6
2000	Repertory	7	Richard Hughes	Malcolm Saunders	0:59.4
2001	Repertory	8	Fergus Sweeney	Malcolm Saunders	1:00.9
2002	Ziria	3	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	0:56.6
2003	Repertory	10	Tom McLaughlin	Malcolm Saunders	0:56.9
2004	Pivotal Point	4	Frankie Dettori	Peter Makin	0:56.5
2005	Nipping	3	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	0:55.5
2006	Majestic Missile	5	Christophe Soumillon	William Haggas	0:56.0
2007	Tax Free	5	Adrian Nicholls	David Nicholls	0:55.8