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Floriados Prix Hocquart Victor As Lavandin Finishes Third Special £b Daily Racing Form PARIS, Prance, May 7 Reuters. — Lavandin, French-trained favorite for the Epsom Derby, was beaten into third place in the Prix Hocquart run over the Derby distance of a mile and one-half miles at Longchamp here Sunday. The winner in the field of 11 was Floriados, one of Marcel Boussacs six entries for next months Epsom classic. Ridden by Serge Boullenger, Floriados gained a comfortable win by one length from Yellowstone who does not hold a Derby engagement. Lavandin ran well but his final effort came too late to catch the leaders. Pierre Wertheimer, owner of Lavandin, said afterwards the colt would probably run in the Derby but would have one more tryout in the race in France.
