Sunday’s Prix Marcel Boussac – Criterium des Pouliches (1600m) for 2yo fillies at ParisLongchamp winner Zellie is the fifth Gr1 winner for Wootton Basset. Settled well off the early pace, Zellie came through along the inside in the home straight and finished best of all to defeat Times Square (Zarak) by 1-3/4 lengths with Oscula
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Esope is SW8 for Galiway winning the Gr3 Prix de Lutece (3000m) at ParisLongchamp. Allowed an uncontested lead Esope set a moderate pace till past halfway before gradually increasing the tempo before the final turn then stayed on strongly to defeat Tides Of War Galileo) and Gabello (Galiway). Previously Listed placed in the Derby du
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There were contrasting results to the first French classics at ParisLongchamp on Sunday with last season’s leading male St Mark’s Basilica proving best in the Poulains and Coeursamba springing a surprise in the Pouliches. And while Parisian punters were looking elsewhere in the fillies version, Coeursamba was a deserving winner, running much faster time than
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Sunday’s Gr2 Prix du Conseil de Paris (2200m) at ParisLongchamp winner Baron Samedi is SW10 for Harbour Watch. Settled in third place by Mickael Barzalona, Baron Samedi made smooth progress to challenge for the lead 200m, gradually overwhelming Mare Australis (Australia) to score by a head with Eudaimonia (Vision d’Etat) in third. It is the
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Speak Of The Devil is SW16 for Wootton Bassett defeating Mageva (Wootton Bassett) in Thursday’s Prix de Saint-Cyr (1400m) for 3yo fillies at ParisLongchamp. Held up as usual, Speak Of The Devil came with her challenge in the home straight to reel in Mageva, which looked the winner 200m out, by half a length with
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Sealiway is the first Gr1 winner for Galiway winning Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (1400m) at ParisLongchamp. Tracking the early leader Cairn Gorm to the final straight, Sealiway exploded clear 300m out and went on to defeat Nando Parrado (Kodiac) by eight lengths with Laws Of Indices (Power) third. (Pic: ScoopDyga/France Galop) It is the fourth
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Queen Daenerys is SW58 for Frankel after winning the Prix Joubert (2800m) at ParisLongchamp. Stepping up in trip proved no problem for Queen Daenerys, fourth in The Oaks at Epsom earlier in the year, and went clear fully 1000m out, staying on strongly to defeat Vadalda (Nathaniel) by 1-1/4 lengths with the Italian visitor Auyantepui
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Policy Of Truth is SW37 for Siyouni after winning Thursday’s Gr3 Prix des Chenes (1600m) at ParisLongchamp. Settled in second place early in the four horse field, Policy Of Truth ran to the front early in the home straight and went clear, never looking like being beaten, going on to defeat Mouillage (Toronado) comfortably with
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Persian King chased the speed and emerged victorious in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1600m). With Circus Maximus rousted out of the barriers to lead at a solid tempo, only Pierre-Charles Boudot elected to race close to the speed with the remaining four runners content to sit several lengths away. Into the
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Glycon is SW39 for Le Havre after winning Sunday’s La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte at ParisLongchamp. Glycon was settled in last place to the home turn before being brought wide and making a sustained run to get up in the final strides and defeat last year’s winner Villa Rosa (Doctor Dino) and Les Vertus (Shakespearean) in
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