Monday, Chantilly, France
PRIX ALLEZ FRANCE-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 4-30, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:10.10, vsf.
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#@AQUAMARINE (JPN), 119, f, 4, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Angelita (Ire), by Alzao
2nd Dam: Ange Bleu, by Alleged
3rd Dam: Albertine (Fr), by Irish River (Fr)
O-Ecurie Wildenstein; B-Dayton Investments Ltd; T-Mikel Delzangles; J-Thomas Huet; €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 3 wins, 2 places, €80,100.
Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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Haya Landa (Fr), 121, f, 4, Lando (Ger)--Haya Samma (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). O/B-Mme Odette Fau; T-Loic Audon; €16,000.
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Shareta (Ire), 126, f, 4, Sinndar (Ire)--Shawara (Ire), by Barathea (Ire). O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; €12,000.
Margins: 3/4, HD, 2. Odds: 21.00, 8.80, 1.00.
Also Ran: Dream Peace (Ire), Navarra Queen (GB), Skallet (Fr), Miss Lago (Ire), Andromeda Galaxy (Fr), Street Secret.
One of the Wildensteins' slow burners last term, Aquamarine emerged on the big scene Monday with an upset victory for the Mikel Delzangles stable. Successful on her first two starts over 12 furlongs at Clairefontaine last summer, Aquamarine was sixth in the Listed Prix de Liancourt over 1 5/16 mile at Longchamp in September and fourth in the Listed Prix Solitude over 10 furlongs at Saint-Cloud in November. A return runner-up finish behind "TDN Rising Star" Maxios (GB) (Monsun {Ger}) in a 10-furlong conditions event at Longchamp Apr. 8 gave little indication that she was ready to capture a contest of this nature and she was mainly ignored by the crowds as a result. Keen initially for Thomas Huet while tracking the leading trio headed by last year's Arc runner-up Shareta, the bay showed the sharper turn of acceleration in the deep ground to gain the edge with 150 yards remaining and assert from that rival and the staying-on Haya Landa.
Click for Racing Post chart. 