Dutch Art’s Mabs Cross Wins Abbaye War of Attrition

[Wandering Eyes]

   Cruelly denied in a photo that was almost indeterminable in York’s G1 Nunthorpe S. last time Aug. 24, David Armstrong’s Mabs Cross (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) made amends as she came out on top in a blanket finish to Sunday’s G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines. Hard at work a long way out as Gerald Mosse sought to keep her within hailing distance of the livewires Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Soldier’s Call (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) up ahead, the filly responded with tenacity down the outside to collar the outsider Gold Vibe (Ire) (Dream Ahead) in the shade of the post and register a head success at 11-1, with the 2-year-old Soldier’s Call only a short-head away in third and a half length in front of the 13-10 favorite Battaash. “They went furious early on and I didn’t want to rush her too much, as I felt she was needing time to get into her stride,” jockey Gerald Mosse said. “Once she was ready for her effort she did it very nicely and she’s a very good filly with a very good record. This was not a surprise.”

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE L’ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES-G1, €350,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-7, 2yo/up, 5fT, :57.11, gd.
1–MABS CROSS (GB), 133, f, 4, by Dutch Art (GB)
1st Dam: Miss Meggy (GB) (SW-Eng), by Pivotal (GB)
2nd Dam: Selkirk Rose (Ire), by Pips Pride (GB)
3rd Dam: Red Note (Ire), by Rusticaro (Fr)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (£3,000 Ylg ’15 DONNOV). O-David W Armstrong; B-Highfield Farm LLP (GB); T-Michael Dods; J-Gerald Mosse. €199,990. Lifetime Record: GSW & MG1SP-Eng, GSP-Ire, 13-6-2-3, €452,401. *1/2 to Charlie Em (GB) (Kheleyf), GSW-US & SP-Ger, $180,932. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Gold Vibe (Ire), 137, g, 5, Dream Ahead–Whisper Dance, by Diktat (GB). (€58,000 Wlg ’13 GOFNOV; 300,000gns Ylg ’14 TAOCT). O-Pan Sutong Racing Bloodstock; B-Stonecross Stud (IRE); T-Pascal Bary. €80,010.
3–Soldier’s Call (GB), 119, c, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Dijarvo (GB), by Iceman (GB). (85,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Clipper Logistics; B-Llety Farms (GB); T-Archie Watson. €40,005.
Margins: HD, SHD, HF. Odds: 11.00, 43.00, 6.80.
Also Ran: Battaash (Ire), Lost Treasure (Ire), Different League (Fr), Tantheem (GB), Havana Grey (GB), Finsbury Square (Ire), City Light (Fr), Alpha Delphini (GB), Cox Bazar (Fr), Sioux Nation, Hit The Bid (GB), Declarationofpeace, Antonella (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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