Pivotal's Avilius Captures the Suresnes

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Avilius (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) was a Mar.10 debut fourth going one mile at Chantilly, breaking through upped to 9 1/2 panels back at that track last time Apr. 9, and continued his upward trend with a first black-type score here. Steadied to race off the pace in fifth after an alert break, the 6-5 favourite took closer order in the straight and stayed on strongly once rousted into action approaching the quarter-mile marker to gain the upper hand inside the final 100 metres for a career high. His winning margin was a short neck from My Scholar (Fr) (Pour Moi {Ire}) with Phoceen (Fr) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) 2 1/2 lengths further back in third.

The homebred bay is a full-brother to MGSW G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G1 Grand Prix de Paris placegetter Saint Baudolino (Ire), and a half to MGSP Army Bulletin (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who won the 2014 renewal of this contest. He is also half to a yearling filly by Shamardal. His second dam is MG1SP G3 Prix de Cabourg victress Tereshkova (Mr. Prospector), herself kin to G1 Middle Park S.-winning sire Lycius (Mr. Prospector) and GII Dixie H. and GII Bougainvillea H. winner and MGISP sire Akabir (Riverman).

 

PRIX DE SURESNES-Listed, €55,000, MLF, 4-25, 3yo, 10fT, 2:08.71, gd.

1–#AVILIUS (GB), 128, c, 3, by Pivotal (GB)

1st Dam: Alessandria (GB), by Sunday Silence

2nd Dam: Tereshkova, by Mr. Prospector

3rd Dam: Lypatia (Fr), by Lyphard

O-Godolphin SNC; B-Darley (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, €42,500. *Full to Saint Baudolino (Ire), MGSW & MG1SP-Fr, $887,380; and 1/2 to Army Bulletin (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SW & MGSP-Fr, $166,717.

2–My Scholar (Fr), 128, c, 3, Pour Moi (Ire)–Emma Knows (Ire), by Anabaa. (€45,000 RNA Ylg '15 AROCT). O-Guy Heald. €11,000.

3–Phoceen (Fr), 128, g, 3, Myboycharlie (Ire)–Atlantic Slew (Fr), by Helissio (Fr). (€26,000 Ylg '15 ARAUG). O-Haras de la Gousserie. €8,750.

Margins: SNK, 2HF, 1. Odds: 1.20, 3.20, 4.60.

Also Ran: Saglawy (Fr), Filante (Ire), Go Fast (Ire). Scratched: Wolf Country (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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