| The late William Head saddled Le Paillon and Bon Mot to win the great race, while his son Alec reeled off four wins with Nuccio, Saint Crespin, Ivanjica and Gold River. |
| If you had told me that the Pantheon had landed one fine night on the banks of the paillon, I should not be more astonished. |
| The paillon, as it is called, disappears at the Square Massna, and finds its way to sea through an underground channel. |
| The runner up was Frenchtrained five-year-old Le Paillon who went on to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same year. |
| Six months later, Le Paillon won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. |
| The belief that Le Paillon should have won was validated when he landed the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe later that year. |
