Connections of seven horses went into the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) hoping that Calandagan , the eighth runner, would throw in a second consecutive clunker and open up a chink of light in what looked an otherwise impregnable profile. For those who have watched this athletic cruiserweight of a gelding grow in reputation and stature over the last two and a half years, there were signs beforehand that it was more than just the July Parisian heat that was getting to last year's world champion.