Juddmonte's regally bred Romantica (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of the MG1SW Banks Hill (GB) (Danehill), turned the tables on a pair of foes with a 1 1/2-length victory in yesterday's G2 Prix de la Nonette-Shadwell at Deauville. Second to both Ridasiyna (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) and Leaupartie (Ire) (Stormy River {Fr}) in last month's G3 Prix Chloe and G3 Prix de Psyche, respectively, the 37-10 chance was asked to improve upon her midfield berth once turning for home and kept on strongly under whipless urging in the straight to score by an ultimately cozy 1 1/2 lengths from Leaupartie, with Trois Lunes (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) a further short neck adrift in third. His Highness the Aga Khan's "TDN Rising Star" and 7-10 favorite Ridasiyna was keen throughout, but unable to maintain her effort in the stretch, and faded late to finish fifth.
Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX DE LA NONETTE-SHADWELL-G2, €130,000, Deauville, 8-21, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT, 2:06.20, gd.
1--@ROMANTICA (GB), 126, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
        1st Dam: Banks Hill (GB) (Ch. 3yo Filly-Eur, Ch. Turf
Mare-Us, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 7-9.5f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Fr at
9.5-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 9.5-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-
Fr at 7-9.5f, G1SW-US, Eng & Fr) , by Danehill
        2nd Dam: Hasili (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire)
        3rd Dam: Kerali (GB), by High Line (GB)
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-Andre Fabre; J-Maxime Guyon; €74,100. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1, €121,700. *1/2 to Ideal World (Kingmambo), SW & GSP-Fr, $244,694. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 
2--Leaupartie (Ire), 126, f, 3, Stormy River (Fr)--Kansa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr). (€16,000 wnlg '09 ARQDEC; €25,000 yrl '10 ARQAUG). O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-Michel Henochsberg, Pontchartrain Stud & Haras d'Etreham; T-Fabrice Chappet; €28,600.
3--Trois Lunes (Fr), 126, f, 3, Manduro (Ger)--Trip to the Moon (GB), by Fasliyev. O/B-Haras de Saint Pair; T-Francois Rohaut; €13,650.
Margins: 1HF, SNK, NK. Odds: 3.70, 5.40, 8.20.
Also Ran: Dark Orchid, Ridasiyna (Fr), Chutney Flight (Fr), Parisham (Fr).
Click for brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or Racing Post chart. Equidia video.
   Romantica was unraced as a juvenile and ran third in a May 3 Longchamp newcomers' event on debut--her first enounter with Leaupartie who ran second in that contest--and broke through with a snug score in a May 28 Saint-Cloud maiden next time. Pitched into group company thereafter, she met with a fired up "TDN Rising Star" Ridasiyna (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) in the July 1 G3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly, finishing second there, and occupied the same berth behind old rival Leaupartie in the July 28 G3 Prix de Psyche over this course and distance last time. The homebred bay raced in fifth for most of this stern test. Coming under pressure to close off the home turn, she made headway under further encouragement to challenge entering the final eighth and ran on strongly under minimal coaxing inside the closing panel to easily assert superiority in a hot renewal of this contest. Her victory extended trainer Andre Fabre's winningest record in the race to seven. "Romantica is a lovely filly, but she was immature and has needed time to come to hand," explained Juddmonte's on-course representative. "Andre Fabre has done a remarkable job to nurse her along as he has. She needs pace and rhythm in her races and she got that today. In time, she ought to get further than 10 furlongs and there's a possibility she may run next in the [Sept. 16 G1] Prix Vermeille [at Longchamp], but that will be discussed by Prince Khalid, [racing manager] Teddy Grimthorpe and Andre Fabre."