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Siyouni’s St Mark’s Basilica Prevails In the Poulains

St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) had sidestepped the G1 2000 Guineas in favour of ParisLongchamp's G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains and the decision paid off handsomely on Sunday as the Ballydoyle colt made his mark in the testing conditions. Whether the ground put paid to the chance of the Newmarket Classic hero Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) is uncertain, but he appeared to be struggling some way out as Ioritz Mendizabal swooped to conquer on the G1 Dewhurst S. winner. Despite one moment when he was squeezed after the first two furlongs, the winner enjoyed an ideal trip wide out of trouble in mid-division and had dead aim at the leaders once straightened for home. Picking up to swamp the 80-1 outsider Colosseo (Street Boss) passing the furlong pole, the 4-1 shot readily asserted under hand riding before idling en route to a 1 3/4-length defeat of that rival, with Breizh Eagle (Fr) (Bow Creek {Ire}) a short neck away in third. Poetic Flare's Classic double dream had died halfway up the straight, but the Bolger homebred rallied to be sixth and was beaten only around two lengths in total. “I talked to Aidan this morning and he told me he thought the horse would stay as he has the [G1 Prix du] Jockey Club in mind,” Mendizabal said of the winner, who was bringing up a rare Classic double for the dam Cabaret (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) following the exploits of his half-brother Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) at Newmarket in 2019. “He didn't break as fast as I expected, but he travelled well and quickened very nicely in the straight. There is no doubt in my mind that he will stay the Jockey Club trip. It's a great honour to win this for the Coolmore team–I have been blessed with spare rides like this.”

Bought for 1.3million gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale, St Mark's Basilica was introduced over six furlongs at The Curragh and caught the eye when second in late July. Back over the same course and distance for the G1 Phoenix S. a fortnight later, he attracted notable support into 7-2 favouritism despite his inexperience. While unable to meet such lofty expectations at that stage of his career, the bay was nevertheless a respectable fifth behind Lucky Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and went back over the same track and trip to shed his maiden tag on soft ground later that month. Third behind Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Wembley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) upped a furlong for the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. back there in September, he again had his favoured cut underfoot when upstaging that duo in the Dewhurst in October.

Due to the turning nature of this Classic and the effect of the draw, there can sometimes be hard-luck stories but there was very little to suggest that St Mark's Basilica was not clear-best in this renewal with few excuses for the beaten horses in behind. Now that the first leg of the Poulains-Jockey Club double is in the bag, Aidan O'Brien could target the second at Chantilly June 6 but is also considering the June 15 G1 St James's Palace S. “He has an option to go to Ascot, or go back for the French Derby,” he said. “The original plan was that he would go there and back for the French Derby. He's been working lovely and you saw the way he progressed through last year. They all couldn't go to Newmarket and when he was to go to France last year, we said we'd stick that way.” Poetic Flare's jockey Kevin Manning was not entirely sure why the 5-2 favourite failed to fire and said, “I got a lovely position, but he just didn't pick up for whatever reason. Maybe it's ground-related, I don't know.”

Colosseo was the surprise package of the race, with the maiden's best form coming when second to Parchemin (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in Deauville's Listed Prix Isonomy in October and third in what has turned out to be a key course-and-distance conditions event won by Breizh Eagle last time Apr. 22. Trainer Gianluca Bietolini said, “I've always liked this horse, but he was not quite at ease on the all-weather this year and wasn't quite ready last time, still being a little bit too heavy. I was certain I had a great chance when I saw him in the paddock today, because he was fit and the ground was not as bad as I thought it would be. I just didn't know about the foreign horses, but it was a great performance especially considering he didn't quite stay the mile. He's a horse that likes very, very soft ground. He's an atypical US-bred! Seven or seven and a half would be better for him, so I'll talk to his owners and make a plan.”

The Senonnes-Pouance-based trainer Joel Boisnard said of Breizh Eagle, “He ran freely during the race, but ran a blinder despite his inexperience. He's a colt on an upward curve and one that is going to progress still. He needs to sharpen up and I think he will be kept to a mile. The ground didn't bother him, but he will certainly be even better on good ground. In his last piece of work at Senonnes, you could see that he was grinding away on those parts of the track which were soft.”

Picked up for 600,000gns out of the 2011 Tattersalls December Sale by BBA Ireland's Adrian Nicoll, Cabaret usually spends her time at Norelands Stud. However, the dual Classic producer is currently billeted at Hazelwood Stud where she foaled a Kingman (GB) colt this spring. She is back in foal to that Juddmonte resident.

As outlined, St Mark's Basilica is a half-brother to the G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Futurity Trophy hero Magna Grecia, with the G3 Silver Flash S.-winning dam Cabaret a half to the G3 Solario S. scorer Drumfire (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and the stakes scorer Ho Choi (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) who was also runner-up in the G2 Gimcrack S. The third dam Fife (Ire) (Lomond), who was third in the Listed Lupe S., is also the second dam of the G3 Park S. winner and G1 Moyglare S. runner-up Ugo Fire (Ire) (Bluebird). This is the family of the GI Hollywood Turf Cup hero Frenchpark (GB) (Foolshome) and the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}). Cabaret's as-yet unraced 2-year-old full-brother to St Mark's Basilica is named Paris Lights (Ire), while she also has a colt foal by Kingman (GB).

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
EMIRATES POULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1, €600,000, ParisLongchamp, 5-16, 3yo, c, 8fT, 1:40.15, vsf.
1–ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR), 128, c, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Cabaret (Ire) (GSW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Witch of Fife, by Lear Fan
3rd Dam: Fife (Ire), by Lomond
(1,300,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Robert Scarborough (FR); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. €342,840. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eur, G1SW-Eng & G1SP-Ire, 6-3-1-1, €671,656. *1/2 to Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 7-9.5f & MG1SW-Eng, $597,769. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Colosseo, 128, c, 3, Street Boss–Alluvial Gold (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). ($52,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). O-Albert Frassetto, John d'Amato & Richard Marini; B-T/C Stable LLC (KY); T-Gianluca Bietolini. €137,160.
3–Breizh Eagle (Fr), 128, c, 3, Bow Creek (Ire)–Breizh Touch (Fr), by Country Reel. O-Gerard Augustin-Normand, Mme Roland Perron & Haras des Evees; B-Haras des Evees & Daniel Cherdo (FR); T-Joel Boisnard. €68,580.
Margins: 1 3/4, SNK, HD. Odds: 4.10, 80.00, 13.00.
Also Ran: Policy of Truth (Fr), Parchemin (Ire), Poetic Flare (Ire), Normandy Bridge (Fr), Sealiway (Fr), Prince Lancelot (GB), Easter (Fr), Mehmento (Ire), Summiter (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Audarya Enhances Fanshawe’s Broad Portfolio

Last Saturday at Keeneland was a banner day for the European Breeders’ Cup raiders, who won all four of the races on turf. While Aidan O’Brien, who trained the first three home in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, has enjoyed his fair share of success at the meeting over the years, there was first-time victories for Dermot Weld, James Fanshawe and Kevin Ryan.

Fanshawe’s Pegasus Stables welcomed home Alison Swinburn’s Filly & Mare Turf winner Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) on Thursday and, while she will soon be off on her winter holiday, she will return to training next year following a season which also included victory in the G1 Prix Jean Romanet in August.

“She got back safely and she’s been out in the playpen,” reported Fanshawe from quarantine in Newmarket on Friday. “She will be turned out on Monday at Fittocks Stud with The Tin Man.”

The trip to Kentucky was the first experience of the Breeders’ Cup for Fanshawe and his wife Jacko, whose wild cheering as Audarya hit the front in the home stretch were captured on television and splashed across social media.

“I could have killed the cameraman who caught us during the last few furlongs but I do think it shows just what it means to us,” he said. “The way Audarya stuck her head down and was so tenacious, she wanted to win. I’ve never had so many texts, emails and letters after a race. It has been really great and I’m very grateful for that because this year, with Covid, everything has been very different. But at the Breeders’ Cup, with Kevin [Ryan] winning the Sprint, and maybe because of the circumstances of the lockdown and lots of people watching on TV, they really got behind us. The whole week there was real camaraderie among the Europeans. We were all away from home together and we won four of the turf races. It was brilliant.”

The Breeders’ Cup victory was a major addition to a tally of big-race wins of significant breadth. While some trainers can easily be categorised, it would be hard to put Fanshawe in a pigeonhole, except to say that a hallmark of his fine record, both on the Flat and over jumps, is a commodity that is all too rare in today’s racing world: patience.

From Group 1-winning sprinters Frizzante (GB) (Efisio {GB}), Society Rock (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) and The Tin Man (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) to crack miler Soviet Song (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), top-class stayers Invermark (GB) (Machiavellian) and Arctic Owl (GB) (Most Welcome {GB}) and two Champion hurdlers in Royal Gait (GB) (Gunner B {GB}) and Hors La Loi (Fr) (Cyborg {FR}), Fanshawe has masterminded the careers of horses across all distances and codes. He has had a decent share of smart fillies among them. Indeed, when Audarya leapt from winning a Newcastle handicap to landing the Jean Romanet at Deauville, it was the third time in seven years that the Group 1 contest had fallen to a horse from his stable. Elite Racing Club’s Ribbons (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) got the ball rolling in 2014, followed two years later by Meon Valley Stud’s Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal).

“In the past when we’ve had a good filly, I’ve always tried to get the first race of the season right, or go somewhere not too ambitious to start with,” Fanshawe said.

“I’d be lying if I said at the beginning of the season that I thought this would be where we’d end up. But we started Soviet Song in the same Kempton listed race as Audarya, the Snowdrop Stakes, and Soviet Song was second and then she ended up winning three Group 1 races that year. So that’s always been a race that I like to start the season with for an older filly, but it was a very hot race this year, won by Nazeef (GB).”

He continued, “Because it was a late start to the season everyone was short of somewhere to have their first run and it was quite close to Ascot. Audarya was eighth, she got no run but ran a very good race, much better than the final result suggested.

“She was showing me all the signs at home but I never asked her too many questions because I’m trying to keep her relaxed all the time, rather than finding out how good she is. We knew she was good, and she has told us exactly how good in the end. It has been a gradual progression.”

Few horses experience completely unhindered progression, however, and following the Snowdrop, a sixth-place finish in a listed contest at Pontefract required a step back out of stakes company as Fanshawe and his team regrouped.

“I don’t know what happened at Pontefract but it rained and the race got away from her, she just never got into it and it was just a disaster,” the trainer recalled.

“We felt we just needed to get her back on track and forget about any group or listed races. She was rated 99 and there was an attractive race at Newcastle. We wanted to get her back up to a mile and a quarter on a nice galloping track. After she won that the only two next potential group races were the Atalanta S., which was back to a mile again, or the Jean Romanet, which was a mile and a quarter and for 4-year-olds and upwards. They were both on the same day so we went to France.”

In hindsight, there were plenty of Breeders’ Cup clues on offer from Audarya’s second French trip this year when she was third in the G1 Prix de l’Opera, won by subsequent Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal). Clearly, Fanshawe is no stranger to travelling with his horses, and beyond Europe he has had success in Canada with EP Taylor S. winner Wandering Star (Red Ransom) and Canadian International runner-up Dandino (GB) (Dansili {GB}), while he has also had two fifth-place finishers in the Melbourne Cup. Even so, he still called upon his former boss Sir Michael Stoute before his trip to Keeneland.

He said, “I went to see Michael just for a refresher and to go over the preparations and what he thought was best, just in case I hadn’t thought of anything.”

The two drawbacks to an otherwise successful venture were Alison Swinburn being unable to travel to America and Ioritz Menidazabal, who rode Audarya to victory at Deauville, testing positive for Covid prior to the meeting and thus being forced to hand the reins to ‘super-sub’ Pierre-Charles Boudot.

“Alison has two in training here and is involved in most of our Fred Archer syndicate horses. She’s been a great supporter,” Fanshawe said of the daughter of former trainer and successful owner-breeder Peter Harris. “Her father is still extremely enthusiastic and they were watching the race together. I spoke to Ioritz afterwards and he said he felt fine even though he had tested positive. It’s a terrible shame but it’s great news that Audarya is coming back into training next year. She has improved all year this year and she has plenty of scope, so it’s really good that Alison has decided to keep her in training.”

The year has also marked a changing of the guard at Pegasus Stables. Fanshawe’s former assistant trainer Kevin Philippart de Foy has left after a four-year stint to start his own training operation on the opposite side of Newmarket, leaving that role open for Fanshawe’s son Tom, who returned from Australia earlier this year, where his experience included a stint working for Newmarket ex-pat Matt Cumani.

“Kevin was obviously a big help and now he’s setting up on his own,” said Fanshawe. “Tom has been involved here since he was a teenager really but he’s recently spent two years in Australia and it’s done him the world of good. He’s very keen to learn and he’s working really hard.

“But we have a really good team, with the head lads Andy Hopkins and Alex Cairns, and Janet Anderson, who runs everything. Daniel Muscutt was really helpful to Audarya in her early days, he got her racing properly. Geoffroy de la Sayette rides her every day and he went out to Kentucky with her, so it really is a big team effort.”

He added, “We haven’t got the biggest string in the town but hopefully when we get a good one we can make sure they fulfil their potential.”

It’s a fact with which anyone who has been following the versatile Fanshawe stable over the last 30 years will certainly agree.

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Wootton Bassett’s Audarya In Romanet Upset

There was a surprise in store in Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet as the James Fanshawe-trained Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) took a significant jump in class to provide her trainer with a third renewal of this 10-furlong Deauville feature since 2014. Coming off a Newcastle handicap win over this trip Aug. 2, the 48-1 shot tracked the pace travelling easily and when committed by Ioritz Mendizabal grabbed the advantage before the furlong pole. Challenged by Ambition (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) all the way to the line, the bay who sports the silks of Alison Swinburn held her at bay to score by a neck, with four lengths back to Romanciere (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) in third. “I thought I was riding for a place, but this is a nice bonus,” Mendizabal admitted. “The trainer asked me to get a good position, but more importantly to get her to relax. She wasn’t supposed to like the ground, but she was very comfortable and travelled very well on it. I’m not sure how she won like that and it’s a nice story that Francois Doumen bred her, as I know him very well.”

Having saddled Ribbons (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) to win this six years ago and Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal) to follow up two years later, it is safe to say that the Newmarket-based handler has previous form where this race is concerned but it took a leap of the imagination to suggest that Audarya could add to his tally. No great shakes at three, she took four starts to break her maiden and when she did it came at lowly Redcar in June before winning a mile Goodwood handicap and finishing runner-up in the Listed Prix Coronation at Saint-Cloud in two of her remaining outings last term. Returning to finish an encouraging eighth behind this race’s 7-10 favourite Nazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in Kempton’s Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ S. over a mile June 3, she backtracked when sixth in the Listed Pipalong S. also at that trip at Pontefract July 7 before enjoying a class drop to regain confidence on Newcastle’s Tapeta.

With that performance confirming her stamina, Audarya was placed prominently as Bolleville (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) cut out the fractions with Romanciere acting as her lead. With the latter left in front upon straightening for home, she had the ideal target and quickly took her measure dragging Ambition with her approaching the furlong marker. Nazeef was paddling at this point and the first two had the race between them as they stayed on strongly to draw away from the remainder.

Audarya’s dam Green Bananas (Fr) (Green Tune) was a modest performer over middle distances for the Francois Doumen stable and did race at this meeting, finishing runner-up in a 12 1/2-furlong handicap in 2013. She is a daughter of the G3 Prix Minerve and G3 Prix d’Aumale-placed Anabaa Republic (Fr) (Anabaa). Things get more interesting under the fourth dam Jimka (Fr) (Jim French), whose son Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed {Fr}) proved one of the Doumens’ finest flat performers when taking the G1 Hong Kong Cup, G2 Dubai Duty Free and G2 Hong Kong International Bowl as well as a clutch of group 3 contests in his native France. Jim and Tonic’s full-sister Jimkana (Fr) was responsible for Mauralakana (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), who captured the GI Beverly D. S., GII New York S. and GII Sheepshead Bay H., and also the dual listed scorer and G3 Prix de la Grotte runner-up Petit Calva (Fr) (Desert King {Ire}).

Sunday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1, €150,000, Deauville, 8-23, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT, 2:08.23, sf.
1–AUDARYA (FR), 126, f, 4, by Wootton Bassett (GB)
1st Dam: Green Bananas (Fr), by Green Tune
2nd Dam: Anabaa Republic (Fr), by Anabaa
3rd Dam: Gigawatt (Fr), by Double Bed (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€125,000 Ylg ’17 AROCT). O-Mrs A M Swinburn; B-Haras d’Ecouves (FR); T-James Fanshawe; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. €85,710. Lifetime Record: 11-4-4-0, €128,643. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ambition (GB), 126, f, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Talent (GB), by New Approach (Ire). (75,000gns 2yo ’18 TATMAR). O-James Rowsell & Steve Ashley; B-Ashbrittle Stud & M H Dixon (GB); T-Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte. €34,290.
3–Romanciere (Ire), 126, f, 4, Dansili (GB)–Balladeuse (Fr), by Singspiel (Ire). O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €17,145.
Margins: NK, 4, NK. Odds: 48.00, 10.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Dariyma (Fr), Bolleville (Ire), Nausha (GB), Suphala (Fr), Mutamakina (GB), Nazeef (GB), Velma Valento (Fr), Soudania (GB). Scratched: Durance (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Make Believe’s Mishriff Takes the Jockey Club

While John Gosden was overseeing the comeback of Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) at Sandown, Clarehaven were making their considerable presence felt at Chantilly as Prince Faisal’s Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) captured the G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Impressive when dominating the June 6 Listed Newmarket S., the Nawara Stud homebred was ridden forward to a prominent position from his favourable draw by Ioritz Mendizabal and that made a world of difference due to the lack of a strong tempo. Eventually getting a gap inside the final furlong, the 15-2 shot hit the front 100 metres from the finish and surged away for a 1 3/4-length defeat of The Summit (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), with the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains hero Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal) a neck back in third.

“John Gosden is without any doubt one of the best trainers in the world and just getting the call to ride was already an honour,” Mendizabal said. “He’s a top-class horse and I had the perfect trip. Mr Gosden told me not to break the action of the horse and to give him as much of a fluent trip than I could and that’s exactly what happened. He was perfectly relaxed after taking a little bit of a hold on the first turn and when he found the gap he really exploded. He was perfectly prepared for that and all I had to do was to finish the job. I think he’ll stay further and will have no trouble with a mile and a half. To win another Classic after all these years feels like the first time over again.”

Having been fourth over seven furlongs on debut at Yarmouth and third over a mile at Newbury in the space of 11 days in October, Mishriff bounced out of those encounters to score by 10 lengths over an extended mile on heavy ground at Nottingham in early November. Second to Full Flat (Speightstown) in the Feb. 29 Saudi Derby at Riyadh, he returned to Europe to put the subsequent Listed Fairway S. winner Volkan Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in his place with a four-length success in the Newmarket. Close up behind Order of Australia (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and TDN Rising Star Ocean Atlantique (American Pharoah) initially as TDN Rising Star Victor Ludorum was forced to the rear after a tardy start, Mishriff was ideally placed as the pressure increased in early straight.
While Mickael Barzalona was winding up the 2-1 favourite Victor Ludorum on the outside with lengths to make up, Mendizabal was looking for racing room which was denied him at first. Switched to come around The Summit and baulking Pao Alto (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) in the process, he was level with Victor Ludorum 100 metres from the line but while the latter had used up all his gas to get on terms Mishriff had plenty left and settled the result quickly. The winner’s interference to Pao Alto prompted an inquiry, but the result was allowed to stand.

Gosden commented, “He is a lovely horse. The owner-breeder was very keen to go for the Prix du Jockey Club and Mr Mendizabal rode him beautifully after we discussed it this morning. I thought the most impressive part of the race was the last 100 metres. It is my first French Derby, but I’ve messed up a couple before! He has done nothing wrong really. He got left behind in Saudi Arabia, then finished the race strongly behind a horse that had Breeders’ Cup form. I’m fascinated trip-wise, as he got that extended mile and a quarter. Do we stay at that sort of trip, maybe we do. It was a great result.”

Ted Voute, racing manager to owner Prince Faisal, added, “I actually thought he was in a bit of trouble at one stage. It’s probably not his ideal ground, but he really picked up once he got into a good position. He has improved a lot from two to three–funnily enough, so did Make Believe. It’s obviously fantastic for the Prince that Make Believe has now sired a Classic winner for him. The way he finished there today, it looks like a mile and a half wouldn’t be a problem, so the [G1] Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe could be an option.”

The Summit was running another big race for the Henri-Alex Pantall stable and new owners Lily Chan Li Lei and Marc Chan, with this being a second Classic placing having finished in the same spot in the Poulains. “I had doubts about the trip, but with his dam being by Acatenango I thought he might,” his trainer said. “He almost did it, but we have no excuses–he was beaten by a better horse on the day and has run a great race. We’ll see how he comes out of it and decide what to do next.” Godolphin’s Lisa-Jane Graffard said of the real eye-catcher of the race, “Victor Ludorum was outstayed by a good winner, but the race wasn’t run to suit him and it all went wrong at the start. He showed a great turn of foot in the straight before finding Mishriff too strong near the line. He has still run very well and we will regroup before deciding any future plans.”

Mishriff hails from his sire’s first crop and becomes his first group 1 as well as Classic winner. He is currently the last known foal out of the useful Contradict (GB) (Raven’s Pass) who also produced the Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick winner Orbaan (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and last year’s G3 Craven S. and G3 Supreme S. runner-up Momkin (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}). The second dam Acts of Grace (Bahri) took the G3 Princess Royal S. and is one of four stakes winners out of the G1 Prix de Diane heroine and influential producer Rafha (GB) (Kris {GB}). Her leading performer is the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning leading sire Invincible Spirit (Ire), while she is also responsible for another sire of note in Kodiac (GB) and his Listed Empress S.-winning full-sister Massarra (GB), whose progeny is headed by the Classic-placed Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Sunday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB-G1, €900,000, Chantilly, 7-5, 3yo, c/f, 10 1/2fT, 2:04.01, g/s.
1–MISHRIFF (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Make Believe (GB)
1st Dam: Contradict (GB), by Raven’s Pass
2nd Dam: Acts of Grace, by Bahri
3rd Dam: Rafha (GB), by Kris (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Prince A A Faisal; B-Nawara Stud Company Ltd (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. €514,260. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 6-3-1-1, €679,493. *1/2 to Orbaan (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SW-Fr; and Momkin (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}), MGSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–The Summit (Fr), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Acola (Fr), by Acatenango (Ger). (€16,000 Ylg ’18 AROCT). O-Marc Chan & Mme Lei Li; B-SARL Jedburgh Stud (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. €205,870.
3–Victor Ludorum (GB), 128, c, 3, Shamardal–Antiquities (GB), by Kaldounevees (Fr). O/B-Godolphin; T-Andre Fabre. €102,870.
Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 1. Odds: 7.50, 21.00, 3.00.
Also Ran: Dawn Intello (Fr), Port Guillaume (Fr), Pao Alto (Fr), Order of Australia (Ire), Fantastic Spirit (Fr), Hurricane Dream (Fr), Ocean Atlantique, Gold Trip (Fr), San Fabrizio (Fr), Chachnak (Fr), Ecrivain (Fr), Fort Myers, Pisanello (Ire). Scratched: Celtic Art (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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