Casamento’s Princess Yaiza Wins the Royallieu

[Wandering Eyes]

“Who?” may have been the majority of the ParisLongchamp crowd’s response to the announcement of the name Gavin Cromwell as responsible for Saturday’s G2 Qatar Prix de Royallieu heroine Princess Yaiza (Ire) (Casamento {Ire}), but the farrier-turned Navan-based dual-purpose trainer will be better known after this red-letter day. Consistent at listed level this term without registering a win, Lindsay Laroche’s chestnut was able to turn back fillies carrying the silks of dignitaries Edouard de Rothschild and His Highness The Aga Khan and prevail in the closer to the Saturday fixture. Last seen chasing home Ballydoyle’s Baby Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) when second in Galway’s Listed Oyster S. Sept. 18, the 11-2 shot was kept close to the pace by Andrea Atzeni and after gaining a narrow lead with a furlong remaining gamely denied the 11-10 favourite Palombe (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) and Shahnaza (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}) by a short neck and short head. “She’s a tough little filly and very consistent–she never runs a bad race,” Cromwell said. “She was sold privately last year at around Christmas time and this is the first win in her new colours, so I’m obviously delighted. She deserved a shot at such a race after running so many good races and she might or might not run again this year, but stays in training as a four-year-old.”

Princess Yaiza, who proved a useful juvenile but was conditioned into the filly she is now by her experiences earlier this term when third behind Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Forever Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the May 9 Listed Cheshire Oaks over an extended 11 furlongs and behind Sea of Class (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and Mrs Sippy (Blame) in Newbury’s Listed Abingdon S. at a mile and a quarter June 14, is another smart performer for Casamento who now stands at Ljungstorps Stud in Sweden. She is the last known foal out of Undertone (Ire) (Noverre), a winner of her sole outing at two for the Clive Brittain stable. The second dam is that yard’s Listed Sweet Solera S. third Shadow Roll (Ire) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}), a daughter of the G2 Sun Chariot S. heroine and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Warning Shadows (Ire) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) who also raced for the stable.

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DE ROYALLIEU-G2, €250,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-6, 3yo/up, f/m, 12 1/2fT, 2:43.87, g/s.
1–PRINCESS YAIZA (IRE), 120, f, 3, by Casamento (Ire)
     1st Dam: Undertone (Ire), by Noverre
     2nd Dam: Shadow Roll (Ire), by Mark of Esteem (Ire)
     3rd Dam: Warning Shadows (Ire), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€18,500 RNA Ylg ’16 TIRSEP). O-Lindsay Laroche; B-Francis Stynes (IRE); T-Gavin Cromwell; J-Andrea Atzeni. €142,500. Lifetime Record: MSP-Eng & Ire, 11-3-2-4, €211,041. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Palombe (Ire), 127, f, 4, Nathaniel (Ire)–Grey Lily (Ire), by Boreal (Ger). O-Baron Edouard de Rothschild; B-Ecurie de Meautry (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €55,000.
3–Shahnaza (Fr), 121, f, 3, Azamour (Ire)–Shanndiyra (Ire), by King’s Best. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (FR); T-Alain de Royer-Dupre. €26,250.
Margins: SNK, SHD, 2. Odds: 5.40, 1.10, 2.70.
Also Ran: Hermaphrodite (Fr), Fuse (Fr), Maroubra (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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