Grand Prix Glory For Dubai Honour

[Wandering Eyes]

The G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is often a battle of the stalwarts, those that fall a notch under the elite and it was the turn of Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}–Mondelice {GB}, by Montjeu {Ire}) to enjoy his moment in the limelight after Sunday's renewal.

Back up to a barely-tried mile and a half having finished third over the trip last time in the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, Mohamed Obaida's 6-year-old was buried under cover early by Tom Marquand awaiting the instruction. Given the office approaching the furlong pole, the William Haggas-trained 7-1 shot took the measure of Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}) from there to score by 1 3/4 lengths, with Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) a further neck away in third.

 

Dubai Honour scorches home against the rail to clinch his first European Group 1 in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud…@TomMarquand | @WilliamHaggas pic.twitter.com/6qaMXIshqo

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 30, 2024

Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France
GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, €400,000, Saint-Cloud, 6-30, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:30.30, g/s.
1–DUBAI HONOUR (IRE), 128, g, 6, by Pride Of Dubai (Aus)
1st Dam: Mondelice (GB), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Compelling (Ire), by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Damson (Ire), by Entrepreneur (GB)
(110,000 gns Ylg '19 TAOCT). O-Mohamed Obaida; B-Macha Bloodstock & Meridian International SARL (IRE); T-William Haggas; J-Tom Marquand. €228,560. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Aus, SW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-HK, 24-8-4-2, €3,987,921. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Feed The Flame (GB), 128, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Knyazhna (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). TDN Rising Star. (€270,000 Ylg '21 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Lordship Stud & Clear Light SAS (GB); T-Pascal Bary. €91,440.
3–Point Lonsdale (Ire), 128, h, 5, Australia (GB)–Sweepstake (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (575,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €45,720.
Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 7.30, 5.10, 4.60.
Also Ran: Iresine (Fr), Zarir (Ire), Sevenna's Knight (Ire), Outbox (GB). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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