G3 Prix Imprudence

There was a huge upset in Tuesday's G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville as Guy Pariente and Satoshi Kobayashi's Showna (Kendargent) emerged strong to land odds of 64-1 with no hint of fluke. Like the Djebel winner the beneficiary of two starts already in 2026, the winner of a 6 1/2-furlong handicap on the Polytrack here in January was delivered from rear by Marvin Grandin to overwhelm the 6-5 favourite My Highness (Ghaiyyath) in the final half furlong and register a 2 1/2-length success. There was another 1 3/4 lengths back...

Tuesday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:40, PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €73,200, 3yo, c/g, 7fT Fields: Dostoievsky (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Samangan (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Afandy (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Crown Relic (Aus) (Kingman {GB}), Bourgoin (Fr) (Ardad {Ire}), Firefall (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Cielo Di Roma (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Romanticon (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Take Me On (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Michael The Great (Fr) (Territories {Ire}). TDN Analysis: With the Graffard train in full motion, the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and G3 Prix Eclipse winner Samangan who holds an entry in the...

One of a minority lining up for Tuesday's G3 Prix Imprudence with no stamina doubts, Juddmonte's Better Together (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) duly stayed on best to stake her Classic claim. Sent off the 11-2 second favourite, the well-connected Listed Prix Zeddaan winner raced under cover under Alexis Pouchin in mid-pack early. Sent after the 9-10 market-leader Daylight (Fr) (Earthlight {Ire}) by Alexis Pouchin approaching the final furlong, she overhauled that peer in the last 50 metres to record a length success from another strong finisher in Ghoufrann (Ire) to...

Tuesday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:05, PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €80,000, 3yo, c/g, 7fT Field: Woodshauna (Fr) (Wooded {Ire}), Arabie (GB) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Dynamitic (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Rosapenna (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Tiego The First (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}), Maranoa Charlie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Le Roi Rene (Fr) (Ribchester {Ire}) and Silius (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). TDN Verdict: This longstanding trial for either the 2,000 Guineas or the domestic equivalent revolves around last year's sensation Maranoa Charlie, who after flaunting freakish ability on his first three starts spectacularly came undone...

Godolphin's Romantic Style (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) made her seasonal return a successful one and downed 'TDN Rising Star' Ramatuelle (Justify) to become her connections' first winner, in a thrilling renewal, of Deauville's G3 Prix Imprudence. The 37-10 third favourite, who shed maiden status at Great Yarmouth in September before winning the Listed Bosra Sham S., was positioned second in the far-side group and raced in an overall fifth through halfway in this seven-furlong distaffers' Guineas trial. Looming large out wide with 300 metres remaining, she quickened to the...

With 10 prior efforts recorded on the palmares, Le Haras de la Gousserie's sophomore distaffer Showay (Fr) (Galiway {GB}--Show Gorb {Spa}, by Caradak {Ire}) was, by some margin, the most experienced contender for Thursday's G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville and her ringcraft told in the dying embers of a thrilling renewal. She stepped up from claiming company to twice hit the board at stakes level last term and was let go at a whopping 42-1 for this seven-furlong feature coming back off a third in Cagnes-sur-Mer's Feb. 12 Listed Prix...

Against the backdrop of the news that Maisons-Laffitte could be on the way back, it is up to Deauville to continue to stage the two key seven-furlong trials that used to be the preserve of that Parisian venue and help light the way to the upcoming mile Classics on Thursday. In the G3 Prix Djebel, the colts who could be either 2000 Guineas or Poule d'Essai des Poulains-bound include the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero Belbek (Fr) (Showcasing {GB}) with Andre Fabre set to weigh up the correct target. Also...

Everest Racing, Mme Barbara M Keller and David Redvers' G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte victrix Malavath (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), who ran second in Del Mar's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf when last seen, stepped forward to dent a host of lofty reputations with victory in a stellar renewal of Thursday's G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville. Tracking the leaders along the stands' side rail in fourth until angling outside for a clear run approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 37-10 second choice gained a narrow advantage entering the final furlong and was...

First it was Agave, then Dreamflight and now Zellie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) as the Andre Fabre-Olivier Peslier link-up continues apace in the new season. Al Wasmiyah Farm's G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine returns in the seven-furlong G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville, a key trial for the upcoming mile Classics last won by a subsequent 1000 Guineas heroine in Natagora (Fr) (Divine Light {Jpn}) in 2008 and in 2015 by the eventual G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches scorer Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). Peslier is on record as saying that he...