American Post Colt Clear Best In Conde Test

Having already upset some well-regarded French 2-year-olds when winning the Listed Criterium du FEE over a mile at Deauville Aug. 23, Robin of Navan repeated the dose here with a commanding score as Godolphin's unbeaten Cloth of Stars failed to land a blow. Sixth on debut over seven furlongs at Kempton June 24, the chestnut was off the mark next time over that trip at Compiegne July 16 before finding only the Joseph Allen-Jean-Claude Rouget project George Patton (War Front) 1 1/2 lengths too strong in a 7 1/2-furlong conditions event at Deauville Aug. 9. Underestimated entering the Criterium du FEE back there a fortnight later, he overcame fellow Brit No Education (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) in a tight finish with the French well beaten off behind. Tracking the leader Millfield in second here, Robin of Navan gained a slight edge over that rival with 300 meters remaining and drew away late on to score with authority as the penalized G3 Prix Des Chenes winner Cloth of Stars stayed on at one pace from rear.

Monday, Chantilly, France

PRIX DE CONDE-G3, €80,000, CHY, 10-5, 2yo, 9fT, 1:52.14, g/s.

1–@ROBIN OF NAVAN (FR), 123, c, 2, American Post (GB)

1st Dam: Cloghran (Fr), by Muhtathir (GB)

2nd Dam: The Wise Lady (Fr), by Ganges

3rd Dam: Miller's Lily (Fr), by Miller's Mate (GB)

(€10,000 Ylg '14 AROCT; €47,000 2yo '15

ARMAY). O-Cross, Deal, Foden, Sieff; B-Mme

Monique Lepeudry (FR); T-Harry Dunlop; J-Tony

Piccone. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0,

€122,300. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the

eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2–Millfield (Fr), 123, c, 2, Whipper–Victoria College

(Fr), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). O-Alain Michel

Haddad; B-Omar El Sharif (FR); T-David Smaga.

€16,000.

3–Cloth of Stars (Ire), 127, c, 2, Sea the Stars (Ire)–

Strawberry Fledge, by Kingmambo. (400,000gns Ylg

'14 TAOCT). O-Godolphin SNC; B-Peter Anastasiou

(IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €12,000.

Margins: 2HF, 1, 2HF. Odds: 5.60, 7.60, 0.60.

Also Ran: Fortepiano (Fr), Stonific (Ire). Scratched: Rosarios (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.