High Dream Connections Lodge Appeal

The owners of Sunday's G2 Prix Robert Papin fourth place finisher High Dream Milena (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}) have lodged an appeal over the result. The Criquette Head-Maarek trained 2-year-old was challenging up the inside of the eventual winner Unfortunately (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) when that horse drifted towards the rails causing her to snatch up. High Dream Milena then finished with a flourish to be beaten a length and a quarter at the line. “She was unlucky and the owner wants to appeal so we will do,” Head-Maarek said on Monday. “There's no doubt the winner did interfere with her and [Pierre-Charles] Boudot had to stop riding. She was nearly brought to a stop but got going again and finished strongly. Without that happening she'd have been much closer. Would she have won? I don't know,” she added. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, connections have a nice filly on their hands considering Sunday was only her second start following a debut maiden win at Chantilly June 17 and with future plans in mind Head-Maarek said, “She's a very nice filly but I was worried she might lack a little experience for a race like that. We'll look to the [G1] Prix Morny next. A little extra distance will suit her as she won on her debut over six furlongs.”