Campanelle remained unbeaten winning Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Morny (1200m) at Deauville.
Breaking sharply as usual under Frankie Dettori, Campanelle was soon on the lead and, after edging out to the middle of the course, was able to ease clear inside the final 200m to defeat the outsider Nando Parrado and give trainer Wesley Ward his third win in the race.
Inbred 2×4 to Danehill, the Stonestreet Stable-owned Campanelle, sold for 190,000gns as a Tattersalls October yearling to agent Ben McElroy and is the fifth Gr1 winner for her sire Kodiac.
Dettori told Sky Sports Racing he felt Campanelle had developed physically since her Queen Mary Stakes win.
“I was very impressed with her in the Queen Mary. She’s not like Lady Aurelia – she was small and very fast,” Dettori said.
“She’s much taller, she’s grown since Ascot, she’s got an amazing, long stride and while she coped with the ground, she’s much better on good ground.
“Wesley was very confident. I knew I had a good filly, but I was worried about the ground – her class came through.
“She’s been here all week, I’ve seen her every day and, being honest, she’s half asleep in the box, but she knows what it’s all about and was ready to go.
“I had no plan, she jumped so I was in front and she’s quite sensible and able to listen to my commands. When I asked her to slow down she did, and when I asked her to quicken, she quickened. She’s a very smart two-year-old.
“The Cheveley Park is an obvious target and I’m sure the idea of the Breeders’ Cup over a mile might come into it, but over a mile, that’s a different ball game.”