Kingman’s Persian King Dominates the Fontainebleau

[Wandering Eyes]

With a potential crack in the armour of Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) showing, TDN Rising Star Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) could be ready to take charge in the mile Classics judged on his emphatic return win in Sunday’s G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at ParisLongchamp. Sent off the 1-5 favourite, Godolphin and Ballymore Thoroughbreds’ G3 Autumn S. winner carted Pierre-Charles Boudot to the front after a furlong with a formidable exuberance and kicked clear of over-matched rivals in the straight. To his credit, fellow TDN Rising Star and stablemate Epic Hero (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) got within five lengths of the highly impressive winner at the line, with Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) a head away in third.

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE FONTAINEBLEAU-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-14, 3yo, c, 8fT, 1:36.41, gd.
1–PERSIAN KING (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Pretty Please (Ire), by Dylan Thomas (Ire)
2nd Dam: Plante Rare (Ire), by Giant’s Causeway
3rd Dam: Palmeraie, by Lear Fan
O-Godolphin & Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd; B-Dayton Investments (Breeding) Ltd (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €40,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 5-4-1-0, €119,252. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Epic Hero (Fr), 128, c, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Grace Lady (Fr), by Muhtathir (GB). (€120,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG; €280,000 2yo ’18 ARQMAY). O-Godolphin; B-Jean-Philippe Dubois (FR); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Duke of Hazzard (Fr), 128, c, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)–With Your Spirit (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (€130,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Runnymede Farm Inc & Catesby W Clay (FR); T-Paul Cole. €12,000.
Margins: 5, HD, 3. Odds: 0.20, 9.00, 6.40.
Also Ran: Price Range, Prince Hamlet (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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