By Sean Cronin
Trais Fluors bagged wins at Maisons-Laffitte, in his only juvenile start Oct. 7, and going one mile at Compiegne on seasonal return Apr. 24, and lined up for this pattern-race bow coming off a third straight score in Saint-Cloud's May 23 Listed Prix de Pontarme. Improving one place into fourth after racing fifth until halfway, he made smooth headway in the straight and quickened smartly once angled into the clear approaching the final eighth to swoop late for a career high. “He is a really nice horse who has a great change of gear and turn of foot,” enthused trainer Andre Fabre, who extended his record haul of wins to nine in the contest. “I was a little worried when he appeared to be boxed in halfway up the straight, but he quickened really well once an opening appeared. We will now bring him back here for the [July 9 G1] Prix Jean Prat.”
Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX PAUL DE MOUSSAC LONGINES-G3, €80,000, CHY, 6-17, 3yo, 8fT, 1:37.65, gd.
1–@TRAIS FLUORS (GB), 123, c, 3, by Dansili (GB)
1st Dam: Trois Lunes (Fr) (GSW-Fr), by Manduro (Ger)
2nd Dam: Trip to the Moon (GB), by Fasliyev
3rd Dam: Sparkling Isle (GB), by Inchinor (GB)
O/B-Haras de Saint Pair (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Vincent Cheminaud. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, €94,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.[bullet ad=”frbc-chantilly”]2–Stunning Spirit (GB), 123, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Stunning View, by Dynaformer. O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Freddy Head. €16,000.
3–Roc Angel (Fr), 123, c, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)–Forewarned (Ire), by Grand Lodge. (€45,000 Ylg '15 AROCT). O-Antoine Gilibert & Fabrice Chappet; B-Deln Ltd & Howard Kaskel (FR); T-Fabrice Chappet. €12,000.
Margins: 1, 1HF, HD. Odds: 0.90, 3.90, 16.40.
Also Ran: Yuman (Fr), Ratiocination (Ire), Markazi (Fr).
Trais Fluors is the sole representative of G3 Prix Vanteaux victress Trois Lunes (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}), who is the only black-type performer produced by stakes-winning G3 Grosse Hessen Meile-Pokal runner-up Trip to the Moon (GB) (Fasliyev), herself a granddaughter of MGSP Listed Prix de la Seine winner Brillante (Fr) (Green Dancer), who in turn is a half-sister to the sires Run and Deliver, Bellypha (Ire) and Bellman (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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