By Sean Cronin
Veteran trainer Andre Fabre last won ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau with Persian King in 2019 and he notched a record-extending 11th edition after Godolphin's Poulains and Jockey Club entry Komorebi (Pinatubo) gained revenge for his G3 Prix La Rochette defeat by Nighttime (Wootton Bassett) in Sunday's renewal.
“He's a fighter and I'm delighted,” declared Fabre. “He's just like his sire in that he's not a morning glory, but a nice trier. He doesn't show very much in the mornings, just that he's nice. He hasn't grown much, but has wintered well and is very good condition.”
When asked if the winning performance stamped Komorebi's ticket to the May 10 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains back over course and distance, the maestro replied, “Of course.”
Positioned off the tempo in sixth after nearly unshipping rider Alexis Pouchin at the break, the 51-10 chance made relentless headway under pressure in the straight to lock horns with old rival Nighttime entering the final furlong and was ridden out for a short-neck verdict after a pulsating duel.
Pedigree Notes
Komorebi, who becomes the seventh stakes winner for his sire, is the eighth of nine foals and one of six scorers produced by G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Lyric Of Light (Street Cry), herself out of stakes-winning G1 Cheveley Park Stakes second Suez (Green Desert). The homebred bay is a half-brother to G3 Sandown Classic Trial third Bright Melody (Dubawi), Listed Prix Le Fabuleux third Hawk Power (Gleneagles) and a yearling filly by Chaldean.
Tough! 💪
Komorebi battles to see of Nighttime in the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau… pic.twitter.com/ldwM3L1ZwE
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Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE FONTAINEBLEAU-G3, €73,200, ParisLongchamp, 4-12, 3yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:36.04, gd.
1–KOMOREBI (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Pinatubo (Ire)
1st Dam: Lyric Of Light (GB) (G1SW-Eng), by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Suez (GB), by Green Desert
3rd Dam: Repeat Warning (GB), by Warning (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Godolphin; T-Andre Fabre; J-Alexis Pouchin. €36,600. Lifetime Record: 5-3-2-0, €83,190. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Nighttime (Fr), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Daytime (GB), by Frankel (GB). O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Christopher Head. €14,640.
3–Elastic (Fr), 128, c, 3, Lope De Vega (Ire)–Solilea (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Christophe Ferland. €10,980.
Margins: SNK, 2HF, NO. Odds: 5.10, 1.80, 4.70.
Also Ran: Campacite (Fr), Regal Resolve (GB), Talmas (Fr), Lyneham (Fr), Dorzal (Fr).
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