Found Impressive In Arc
The Charlie Appleby-trained filly, the second foal out of the dual Group / Grade One winner Hibaayeb (Singspiel), won her sole previous start over seven furlongs at Newmarket on 6 August and travelled strongly on the shoulder of the leader in the hands of William Buick.
Frankie Dettori set steady fractions aboard the front-running, John Gosden-trained Dabyah (Sepoy), but when he attempted to quicken at the top of the straight, Wuheida had the move covered.
She showed a smart turn of foot to hit the front at the 200 metres and had enough in reserve to fend off the late challenge of Promise To Be True (Galileo) by three quarters of a length, with Dabyah a short-neck further behind in third.
The Sun Stud-owned National Defense (2 c Invincible Spirit – Angel Falls by Kingmambo) took out the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Gr 1, 1600m) in impressive fashion at Chantilly on Sunday.
Trained locally at Chantilly by Criquette Head-Maarek, the colt was bought by Sun Stud for €280,000 at the Deauville August Yearling Sales in 2015, set a steady tempo on the front-end under a tight hold from jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot.
At the entrance to the home straight, Boudot asked the colt to quicken and he readily stretched clear, opening up an unassailable lead at the 300 metres.
National Defense was four and a half lengths clear of Salouen (Canford Cliffs) at the line, with the Aidan O’Brien-trained Whitecliffsofdover (War Front) just a short-neck behind in third place.
Three-year-olds
Alice Springs (3 f Galileo – Aleagueoftheirown by Danehill Dancer) secured her third Group One victory in the Sun Chariot Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Newmarket on Saturday.
The Aidan O’Brien-trained and Coolmore-owned filly, who had stormed clear to win the Matron Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Leopardstown on her previous start, moved powerfully into contention from midfield under Ryan Moore.
She looked set to win comfortably when moving up to contest the lead at the two furlongs, but Godolphin’s Always Smile (Cape Cross) kept on doggedly on the inside under Andrea Atzeni.
The pair had a good tussle on the ascent to the line, but Alice Springs gained the upper hand inside the last 100 yards to win by three quarters of a length, with the three-time Group One winner Ervedya (Siyouni) a further length away in a running-on third.
British raider Marsha (3 f Acclamation – Marlinka by Marju) led in the last strides to land the Prix de l’Abbaye (Gr 1, 1000m) at Chantilly on Sunday.
Trained in Newmarket by Sir Mark Prescott, the filly has found improvement this season, winning twice at Listed level and making the frame in Group Two and Group Three company.
She was settled in midfield off a strong pace under Luke Morris and, once angled out from behind runners approaching the final 200 metres, she quickened smartly to beat Washington DC (Zoffany) by three quarters of a length, with the favourite Mecca’s Angel (Dark Angel) just a short-head further behind in third.
The Nicolas Clement-trained The Juliet Rose (3 f Monsun – Dubai Rose by Dubai Destination) ran out a decisive winner of the Prix de Royallieu (Gr 2, 2400m) at Chantilly on Saturday.
The Juliet Rose was ridden with restraint when third behind Left Hand (Dubawi) in the Prix Vermeille (Gr 1, 2400m) on her previous start but was sent straight into the lead by Stephane Pasquier in this lower grade.
The favourite Almela (Sea The Stars) moved up to challenge at the 600 metres but was comfortably turned away by The Juliet Rose, who galloped on strongly to win by three lengths with Sotteville (Le Havre) a further four lengths adrift in third.
Taareef (3 c Kitten’s Joy – Sacred Feather by Carson City) came home strongly to take out the Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Gr 2, 1600m) at Chantilly on Saturday.
The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained and Hamdan Al-Maktoum-owned colt, who fetched US$675,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2014, took a keen hold under Ioritz Mendizabal but moved up strongly to challenge at the 300 metres.
He quickly stretched clear to beat the outsider of the field Hello My Love (Literato) by a length and three quarters, with Moonlight Magic (Cape Cross) a further short-neck behind in third.
Doha Dream (3 c Shamardal – Crystal Reef by King’s Best) held on bravely to land the Prix Chaudenay (Gr 2, 3000m) at Chantilly on Saturday.
The colt was never far away from the pace under Gregory Benoist and, having hit the front approaching the 300 metres, he ran on well to fend off the sustained challenge of Moonshiner (Adlerflug) by a short-head, with a break of eight lengths back to Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade) in third.
Irish 1000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) winner Jet Setting (3 f Fast Company – Mean Lae by Johannesburg) took out the Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 7.5f) in ready fashion at Tipperary on Sunday.
The China Horse Club-owned filly contested the early lead and, having eased ahead approaching the home turn, she quickened clear in taking style to beat Joailliere (Dubawi) by six and a half lengths, with Sruthan (Arakan) a length and a quarter further behind in third.
Shalaa (3 c Invincible Spirit – Ghurra by War Chant) made a successful return to the track in the Bengough Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Ascot on Saturday.
The John Gosden-trained colt had been off the track since winning the Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) in September last year with a pelvic injury, but he made all the running on the stands rail under Frankie Dettori to beat Mehronissa (Iffraaj) and Raucous (Dream Ahead) by a neck and a length and a half respectively.
Godolphin’s Move Up (3 c Dubawi – Rosinka by Soviet Star) rallied past Arab Spring (Monsun) in the closing stages to win the Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Gr 3, 1m4f) at Ascot on Saturday.
The colt, who took out the International Bosphorus Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) at Veliefendi in Turkey on his previous start, was briefly headed by the dual Group Three-winning Arab Spring approaching the final furlong but regained the lead inside the final 50 yards to win by a neck, with Kings Fete (King’s Best) a further length and three quarters behind in third.
Older horses
Top-class filly Found (4 f ex Red Evie by Intikhab) led home an Aidan O’Brien-trained and Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) sired trifecta in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m) at Chantilly on Sunday.
Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr 1, 12f) winner had strung together a sequence of five second place finishes at Group One level prior to the Arc, but she ran out a decisive winner under Ryan Moore.
Found was ridden with restraint in the early stages and travelled strongly throughout while, in contrast, the favourite Postponed (Dubawi) was ridden along on the approach to the home straight.
Found quickened smartly at the 500 metres and came with a strong run between rivals to stretch clear, beating Highland Reel (Galileo) by a length and three quarters, with the Lloyd Williams part-owned Order Of St George (Galileo) a further length and a half adrift in third.
Postponed, who had beaten Found by four and a half lengths in the Coronation Cup (Gr 1, 1m4f) earlier in the season, could only finish fifth, while Japan’s wait to win the Arc goes on as Makahiki (Deep Impact) came home a well beaten 14th.
Speedy Boarding (4 f Shamardal – Dash To The Front by Diktat) backed up her recent victory in the Prix Jean Romanet (Gr 1, 2000m) with a narrow success in the Prix de l’Opera (Gr 1, 2000m) at Chantilly on Sunday.
The James Fanshawe-trained filly travelled strongly into contention from midfield under Frederik Tylicki and looked set to win comfortably at the 400 metres.
However, the front-running, dual Group One winner Pleascach (Teofilo), who had been off the track since September last year, battled all the way to the line with a short-head separating the front two at the finish, with the favourite So Mi Dar (Dubawi) a further half a length back in third.
Limato (4 g Tagula – Come April by Singspiel) showed a smart turn of foot to win the Prix de la Foret (Gr 1, 1400m) at Chantilly on Sunday.
The gelding took out the July Cup (Gr 1, 6f) earlier in the year and was always travelling powerfully in behind the leaders under jockey Harry Bentley.
Onced asked to quicken at the 300 metres he stretched clear in decisive fashion to beat the front-running Karar (Invincible Spirit) by three lengths, with Suedois (Le Havre) a further half a length away in third place.
Last year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) ninth Quest For More (6 g Teofilo – No Quest by Rainbow Quest) came home strongly to win the Prix du Cadran (Gr 1, 4100m) at Chantilly on Saturday.
The gelding, who had finished second in the Doncaster Cup (Gr 2, 2m2f) at his last start, was ridden patiently in rear by George Baker, who crept into contention in the home straight.
The favourite Vazirabad (Manduro) was produced to lead at the 300 metres by Christophe Soumillon, but Quest For More came with a sustained run inside the final 100 metres to win by a neck, with five lengths back to Nearly Caught (New Approach) in third.