Easy For Shamardal’s Morgan Le Faye In the Allez France

[Wandering Eyes]

Dropped back in trip last time when successful in the 10 1/2-furlong Listed Prix Zarkava at ParisLongchamp Apr. 7, Godolphin’s Morgan Le Faye (GB) (Shamardal) was an even more comfortable winner back there in Sunday’s G3 Prix Allez France Longines at a mile-and-a-quarter trip which is the shortest she had ever been asked to race over. Third in the G1 Prix Royal-Oak and G1 Prix du Cadran in the autumn, the 5-year-old was settled towards the rear early with Mickael Barzalona confident she had the pace to deal with these rivals. Making smooth progress down the outer to swamp Tosen Gift (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) with 150 metres remaining, the 7-10 favourite drew away to score in facile fashion by two lengths. “She confirmed her performance in the Zarkava and is a really sweet filly,” Godolphin’s Lisa-Jane Graffard commented. “She is not very big but has a lot of heart and is very fluent and now fully mature, so we look forward to the rest of the season. There will be various options for her, one is to follow the usual path and take in the [G2 Prix] Corrida [at Saint-Cloud May 20], and the aim is to try and win a group 1. Of course, we’ll leave it with M Fabre to decide where she goes.”

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX ALLEZ FRANCE LONGINES-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-28, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT, 2:04.43, g/s.
1–MORGAN LE FAYE (GB), 122, m, 5, by Shamardal
1st Dam: Molly Malone (Fr) (G1SW-Fr & GSP-Eng, $317,300), by Lomitas (GB)
2nd Dam: Moonlight Melody (Ger), by Law Society
3rd Dam: Morning Queen (Ger), by Konigsstuhl (Ger)
1ST GROUP WIN. (€350,000 Ylg ’15 ARQAUG). O-Godolphin SNC; B-Dieter Burkle (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 14f+ & MG1SP-Fr, 12-3-2-4, €198,215. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Tosen Gift (Ire), 122, f, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Miracolia (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). (€98,000 Ylg ’16 GOFORB). O-Takaya Shimakawa; B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE); T-Satoshi Kobayashi. €16,000.
3–Shahnaza (Fr), 122, f, 4, 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. €12,000.
Margins: 2, 3/4, 2. Odds: 0.70, 42.00, 3.80.
Also Ran: Lunch Lady (GB), Watayouna (Fr), Qualisaga (Fr), Lady Sidney (Fr), Dramatic Queen, Bella Bolide (Fr), Sully (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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