Sunday, Chantilly, France
PRIX JEAN PRAT-G1, €400,000, Chantilly, 7-1, 3yo, c/f, 1mT, 1:37.59, gd.
1--@#AESOP'S FABLES, 128, c, 3, by Distorted Humor
        1st Dam: Abhisheka (Ire) (SP-UAE), by Sadler's Wells
        2nd Dam: Snow Bride, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
        3rd Dam: Awaasif, by Snow Knight (GB)
O-Godolphin SNC; B-Darley; T-Andre Fabre; J-Maxime Guyon; €228,560. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 2 wins, 5 places, €281,210. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 
2--Gregorian (Ire), 128, c, 3, Clodovil (Ire)--Three Days in May (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (85,000gns yrl '10 TATOCT). O-H R H Princess Haya of Jordan; B-Rathasker Stud; T-John Gosden; €91,440.
3--Coup de Theatre (Fr), 128, c, 3, Gold Away (Ire)--Storma (Fr), by Starborough (GB). O/B-Antoine Sauty de Chalon; T-Philippe van de Poele; €45,720.
Margins: 1, 2, HD. Odds: 10.00, 8.00, 42.00.
Also Ran: Xanadou (Ire), Sofast (Fr), Caspar Netscher (GB), French Fifteen (Fr), Arnold Lane (Ire).
Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Click for Equidia video.
   Aesop's Fables started out with a promising second over six furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte last June and stayed at that trip to open his account later that month at this track. Only second as the favorite for the G3 Prix Roland de Chambure over seven at Longchamp on Bastille Day, the bay dropped to fifth next time in Deauville's Listed Prix Francois Boutin again over that trip in August. Returning with a third in a six-furlong conditions race back at Maisons-Laffitte May 10, he showed he was ready for a mile on his latest start when overwhelmed late on and finishing third behind the top-class Moonlight Cloud (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the seven-furlong G3 Prix du Palais-Royal at Longchamp June 2. With a strong pace to run at here courtesy of the early travails of Arnold Lane (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) and Coup de Theatre, the homebred had precious energy remaining as he was wound up for his challenge by Maxime Guyon in midstretch. Gregorian was committed passing the quarter pole, but was a sitting duck and Aesop's Fables swooped on him with 100 meters en route to a comfortable success. The 6-4 favorite French Fifteen (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) was never a factor and proved a disappointment when only managing to pass one rival under exaggerated waiting tactics. "He was a nice 2-year-old, but like many of my horses, got sick in the second half of the season and I had to keep him quiet," commented Andre Fabre, who was saddling his fourth winner of this contest since it was upgraded to top-level status. "He ran a very good race last time behind Moonlight Cloud, but more than anything, he is a good-ground horse and hasn't had the chance to run on it so far this year. He had a sound surface today and that was a nice result, so we'll see where we go now."