War Front’s Munitions Edges Djebel Thriller

[Wandering Eyes]

   Godolphin’s stellar start to 2019 continued apace in Wednesday’s G3 Prix Djebel at Maisons-Laffitte, when Munitions (War Front) nosed out Graignes (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) to provide Andre Fabre with a fifth renewal of the seven-furlong Classic trial. Last seen finishing fourth in the 5 1/2-furlong Listed Prix Yacowlef at Chantilly in November, the 27-10 favourite tracked the stand’s-side leader Amilcar (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) before taking over from that rival approaching the furlong pole. Tackled by the G1 Criterium International third Graignes from there, the bay clung on to prevail in a bobber, with Amilcar sticking on to be 1 1/2 lengths further behind in third.

Wednesday, Maisons-Laffitte, France
PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €80,000, Maisons-Laffitte, 4-10, 3yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:25.57, g/s.
1–MUNITIONS, 128, c, 3, by War Front
1st Dam: War Echo (GSW-US, $284,387), by Tapit
2nd Dam: Wild Vision, by Wild Again
3rd Dam: Carol’s Wonder, by Pass te Tab
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. ($550,000 Ylg ’17 KEESEP). O-Godolphin SNC; B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, €93,500. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Graignes (Fr), 128, c, 3, Zoffany (Ire)–Grey Anatomy (GB), by Slickly (Fr). (€40,000 Ylg ’17 AROCT; €90,000 2yo ’18 ARQMAY). O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-Ecurie Euroling (FR); T-Yann Barberot. €16,000.
3–Amilcar (Ire), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Drosia (Ire), by King’s Best. (€8,000 RNA Wlg ’16 ARQDEC; €32,000 RNA Ylg ’17 AROCT). O/B-Emadadein Alhtoushi (IRE); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. €12,000.
Margins: NO, 1HF, HF. Odds: 2.70, 3.30, 4.70.
Also Ran: Toijk (Fr), Marie’s Diamond (Ire), Pretty Boy (Ire), Harmless (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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