Urgent Appeal is SW52 for Showcasing winning Prix Montenica (1300m) on the fibresand at Chantilly.
Settled in second place early, Urgent Appeal cruised to the lead 300m out and was never in danger, going on to defeat Chocoya (Sepoy) by three-quarters of a length with Sotoro (Toronado) in third.
It is the third win from four starts for the Andre Fabre-trained Urgent Appeal, a €300,000 Arqana yearling purchase for Godolphin.
Urgent Appeal is the third stakes winner out of Zayanida (King’s Best) following Gr3 Prix Daphnis at Longchamp winner Ziyarid (Desert Style), also runner-up in the Gr1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park, and to the Prix de la Cochere at Chantilly winner Zayva (Ravens Pass).
The granddam Zayana (Darshaan) won three races in France and a half-sister to Zayraba (Doyoun), the dam of Gr3 Oettingen-Rennen winner Zarewitsch (Night Shift).
Further back, Urgent Appeal is descended from Champion Petite Etoile (Petition).
Showcasing stands at Whitsbury Manor Stud in England where he is advertised at £45,000 in 2021.