PRIX JEAN ROMANET : UN DEUXIÈME GROUPE 1 POUR CORONET
PRIX JEAN ROMANET (GR. 1) : GOSDEN/DETTORI UN DUO DE CHOC
Lauréate de son premier Groupe 1 le 30 juin dernier dans le Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Coronet se présentait en logique favorite dans cette épreuve. Son jockey, Lanfranco Dettori remporte quant à lui le treizième Groupe 1 de sa saison. La lauréate, fille de Dubawi et Approach, n’a pas eu à forcer son talent pour l’emporter même si elle a “traversé” la piste dans la phase finale se retrouvant presque le long de la lice extérieur. C’est la troisième fois que Le crack jockey italien remporte le Prix Jean Romanet après Ribbons (2013) et Folk Opera (2008). John Gosden avait quant à lui écrit son nom au palmarès de l’épreuve en 2012 avec Izzi Top.
En retrait de l’intouchable lauréate, With You (A. Lemaitre- F. Head) termine bien et ajuste Red Tea (D. O’Brien – J. O’Brien) pour l’obtention de l’accessit d’honneur.
fonte : Equidià
Coronet In Control In the Jean Romanet
| 5th at DVL, Gr. Stk, €250,000 | G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet | (10f) | Winner: Coronet (GB), m, 5 by Dubawi (Ire) |
By Tom Frary
Narrowly denied in the Morny, Frankie Dettori quickly compensated as he steered the errant TDN Rising Star Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to a second career prestige victory in Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville. Travelling easily under cover in a share of third early, Denford Stud’s G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner was sent to the front with 300 metres remaining where she began to hang markedly left. Always in command despite her diagonal path, the 17-10 favourite held a 3/4-of-a-length margin over With You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) at the line, with Red Tea (GB) (Sakhee) upgrading her profile again 1 3/4 lengths away in third. “This is the sharpest trip for her and she has that weird way of running with her head at an angle, but that’s her,” trainer John Gosden said. “I think she was looking for the better ground there! Hopefully she’ll have one more run, probably in the [Oct. 19 G1 QIPCO British Champions] Fillies and Mares at Ascot.”
Throughout her career, Coronet has set a high standard at this level but has often fallen short in varying degrees behind an elite crew headed by stablemate Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), France’s high-class Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and the likes of Poet’s Word (Ire) (Poet’s Voice {GB}) and Sea of Class (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). In the last two runnings of Ascot’s QIPCO British Champions] Fillies and Mares S., she has been third and second respectively behind Ballydoyle’s 3-year-old daughters of Galileo in Hydrangea (Ire) and Magical (Ire) and it could be that this is her turn. Despite making life more difficult for herself by not keeping straight here, there was a sense that she was much the best and was only waiting for her opportunity behind the ultimately-disappointing TDN Rising Star Wild Illusion (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).
When she retires, Coronet is precious material for her stud being a descendant of the great matriarch Alruccaba (Ire) (Crystal Palace {Fr}). Her Listed Lord Weinstock Memorial S.-winning dam Approach (GB) (Darshaan {GB}), who was also runner-up in the GII Galaxy S. and G3 May Hill S., is already responsible for the G2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial-winning and G1 Irish Derby, G1 St Leger and G1 Underwood S.-placed sire Midas Touch (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and the G3 Ballyroan S. third Streetcar To Stars (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). The second dam is the luminary Last Second (Ire) (Alzao), who captured the G2 Nassau S. and G2 Sun Chariot S. before producing the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains and GI Shadwell Turf Mile hero and sire Aussie Rules (Danehill).
Last Second, who is a half to the G3 Doncaster Cup winner Alleluia (GB) (Caerleon), is also the second dam of this stable’s Listed Cocked Hat S.-winning pair Michelangelo (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Private Secretary (GB) (Kingman {GB}) with the former also running third in the G1 St Leger. Alleluia, who is out of the aforementioned Alruccaba, also produced the G1 Prix Royal-Oak heroine Allegretto (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), while her G1 Moyglare Stud S.-placed half-sister Alouette (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) threw the dual G1 Champion S. heroine Alborada (GB) and the triple German group 1-winning Alborada (GB) from matings with Last Second’s sire Alzao. Approach has an unraced 2-year-old colt by Kingman (GB) named Arbiter (GB) and a yearling filly by Frankel (GB) who carries the title of Regent (GB).
Sunday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1, €250,000, Deauville, 8-18, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT, 2:09.95, hy.
1–CORONET (GB), 126, m, 5, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Approach (GB) (SW & GSP-Eng, GSP-US, $187,940), by Darshaan (GB)
2nd Dam: Last Second (Ire), by Alzao
3rd Dam: Alruccaba (Ire), by Crystal Palace (Fr)
O/B-Denford Stud Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. €142,850. Lifetime Record: MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, 17-6-4-3, €1,367,675. *1/2 to Midas Touch (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 14f+, GSW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Eng & Aus, $799,196; and Streetcar to Stars (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), GSP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–With You (GB), 126, f, 4, Dansili (GB)–In Clover (GB), by Inchinor (GB). O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Freddy Head. €57,150.
3–Red Tea (GB), 126, m, 6, Sakhee–Maimoona (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). (£4,000 Ylg ’14 DONNOV; £10,500 2yo ’15 DONNOV; 42,000gns 5yo ’18 TATAHI). O-Capel Street Syndicate; B-Sheikh Hamdan bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (GB); T-Joseph O’Brien. €28,575.
Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 1.70, 4.10, 34.00.
Also Ran: I Can Fly (GB), Spirit of Nelson (Ire), Wild Illusion (GB), Musis Amica (Ire), Worth Waiting (GB). Scratched: Nisreen (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (fonte : TDN)
DARLEY PRIX MORNY : EARTHLIGHT DICTE SA LOI FACE AUX BRITANNIQUES
André Fabre n’avait remporté qu’une fois le Prix Morny, en 1992 avec Zafonic. Monté avec a propos par Mickaël Barzalona, qui craignait pourtant le terrain collant ce dimanche, le représentant de la casaque Godolphin, Earthlight, apporte un deuxième succès dans cette épreuve au maître cantilien. Après les succès de Laurens (Prix Rotschild), Advertise (Prix Maurice de Gheest) et Romanised (Prix Jacques Le Marois), Earthlight débloque le compteur des chevaux entraînés en France lors de ce meeting d’été deauvillais au niveau Groupe 1. Après une course d’attente au sein du petit peloton, le fils de Shamardal a sorti le grand jeu pour aller chercher le protégé de Mark Johnston, Raffle Prize, avec lequel Frankie Dettori a longtemps fait figure de lauréat. Le “Clive Cox“ Golden Horde, récent vainqueur des Qatar Richmond Stakes (Gr. 2) sur la ligne droite de Newmarket, complète en léger retrait le podium.
Earthlight, qui venait lors de sa troisième tentative de préserver son invicibilité en faisant sien un premier Groupe, le Prix de Cabourg (Gr. 3), réalise une sacré performance. En effet, en plus de mettre fin à une domination des chevaux entraînés outre-Manche dans le Prix Morny qui durait depuis 2012, il devance un élément qui restait sur deux victoires de rang au niveau Groupe 2.
fonte : Equidià
Shamardal’s Earthlight Takes the Morny
| 4th at DVL, Gr. Stk, €350,000 | G1 Darley Prix Morny – Finale des Darley Series | (6f) | Winner: Earthlight (Ire), c, 2 by Shamardal |
By Tom Frary
First Pinatubo (Ire) and now Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal). Godolphin’s cup runneth over when it comes to their juvenile colts in 2019 and their second unbeaten son of the renowned sire kept the momentum going in Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Morny at Deauville. Highly impressive when taking the course-and-distance G3 Prix de Cabourg July 28, the 12-5 second favourite stalked the G2 Queen Mary S. and G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. scorer Raffle Prize (Ire) (Slade Power {Ire}) before sweeping by approaching the furlong pole and forging a neck success. There was a 2 1/2-length gap back to the G2 Richmond S. winner Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) in third, giving this renewal a solid feel. “For me, this is one of the best two-year-old races in Europe and I am obviously delighted as it was a tough race,” trainer Andre Fabre commented. “He’ll go further and is a Guineas horse for sure. The only question is whether he runs again this year or we give him a break. If he recovers, he might go to the Dewhurst as of the French and English Guineas next year I would favour Newmarket.”
The Morny has been hit-and-miss in terms of strength-of-depth in recent times, but this particular edition was a keenly-anticipated one with so many untested and exciting prospects. Frankie Dettori was quickly in front on the enthusiastic Raffle Prize with Ryan Moore alongside on Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never) keen to make the G2 Coventry S. winner work on his return. It was notable how much horse Mickael Barzalona had in behind and while the filly kept finding in front it was soon too much for Arizona, the G2 Norfolk S. and G2 Prix Robert Papin scorer A’Ali (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) and Golden Horde. Despite contrasting ground to the light conditions he encountered in the Cabourg, Earthlight picked up best of all to quickly subdue the Mark Johnston raider and deny her any chance of fighting back.
Johnston said of the 19-10 favourite Raffle Prize, “Second sucks as always and that seems to be the story of our year in group ones. It is fantastic for the owners and the winner is by our horse Shamardal. It has to be confirmed by the owners, but it’s always been plan A to come here and then the [G1] Cheveley Park [S. at Newmarket Sept. 28].”
Showing surprising speed and precocity given his pedigree, it can be safely assumed that Earthlight is from the same freakish bracket as the trainer’s past legends Arazi, Zafonic and Xaar (GB). He is the first foal out of the operation’s G1 Fillies’ Mile runner-up Winters Moon (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), whose dam Summertime Legacy (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) captured the G3 Prix des Reservoirs here and was third in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary. Of Summertime Legacy’s four black-type performers, the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud scorer Mandaean (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) and fellow Saint-Alary heroine Wavering (Ire) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}) take centre stage. The third dam Zawaahy (El Gran Senor) is a half to the brilliant G1 Epsom Derby hero Golden Fleece (Nijinsky), with this being the immediate family of leading sire Be My Guest (Northern Dancer). Winters Moon also has a yearling filly by Dubawi (Ire) and a foal full-sister to Earthlight.
Sunday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX MORNY – FINALE DES DARLEY SERIES-G1, €350,000, Deauville, 8-18, 2yo, c/f, 6fT, 1:12, hy.
1–EARTHLIGHT (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Shamardal
1st Dam: Winters Moon (Ire) (G1SP-Eng), by New Approach (Ire)
2nd Dam: Summertime Legacy (GB), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Zawaahy, by El Gran Senor
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €199,990. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, €270,490. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Raffle Prize (Ire), 122, f, 2, Slade Power (Ire)–Summer Fete (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Mark Johnston. €80,010.
3–Golden Horde (Ire), 126, c, 2, Lethal Force (Ire)–Entreat (GB), by Pivotal (GB). (£65,000 Ylg ’18 GOUKPR). O-AlMohamediya Racing; B-CN Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Clive Cox. €40,005.
Margins: NK, 2HF, 2. Odds: 2.40, 1.90, 13.00.
Also Ran: Arizona (Ire), A’Ali (Ire), Aroha (Ire), Royal Dornoch (Ire), Devil (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (fonte : TDN)
QUINTÉ DE DIMANCHE À DEAUVILLE : VISCOUNT BARFIELD AVEC STYLE !
ARRIVÉE DU QUINTÉ : VISCOUNT BARFIELD AU-DESSUS DE LA MÊLÉE…
Arrivée provisoire : 5 – 13 – 8 – 2 – 6
Son profil posait beaucoup de questions au départ du quinté ce dimanche à Deauville, et il n’avait pas vraiment intéressé les parieurs puisqu’il fait afficher la cote de 21/1 au passage du poteau. Viscount Barfield (5) l’emporte facilement dans ce quinté et s’impose d’entrée pour sa première participation à un gros handicap en France.
Le pari était pourtant amusant à la gagne pour ce pur-sang qui a voyagé dans le monde et qui a décroché des victoires au niveau Listed outre-Manche. Il domine sûrement les débats et prive Muttrah Fort (13) d’un doublé dans cette course. Le pensionnaire d’Henri-Alex Pantall résiste de très peu à Post Var (8), à créditer d’une très bonne fin de course après avoir perdu un peu de temps à se frayer un chemin. Euryale (2) et Ecolo (6) complètent l’arrivée du quinté.
fonte : Equidià
