Lope de Vega’s Zabeel Prince Wins the Prix d’Ispahan

[Wandering Eyes]

All the signs were that the G3 Earl of Sefton S. was top form and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum’s Zabeel Prince (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) confirmed that as he capped a stellar weekend for his sire in Sunday’s G1 Prix d’Ispahan at ParisLongchamp. Having beaten the subsequent G2 Huxley S. winner Forest Ranger (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), the G1 Lockinge S. hero Mustashry (GB) (Tamayuz {GB}) and Listed Festival S. scorer Elarqam (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in that Apr. 18 nine-furlong Newmarket contest, the lightly-raced 6-year-old was only 3-1 to add to that in his biggest test. Racing behind the leading duo early under Andrea Atzeni, he was committed approaching the final furlong and despite being chased hard by Study of Man (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) held on to score by 3/4 of a length, with Trais Fluors (GB) (Dansili {GB}) close up in third, the same margin away.

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX D’ISPAHAN-G1, €250,000, ParisLongchamp, 5-26, 4yo/up, 9f 55yT, 1:53.07, g/s.
1–ZABEEL PRINCE (IRE), 126, g, 6, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Princess Serena, by Unbridled’s Song
2nd Dam: Serena’s Sister, by Rahy
3rd Dam: Imagining, by Northfields
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (325,000gns Ylg ’14 TATYEA). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Roundhill Stud (IRE); T-Roger Varian; J-Andrea Atzeni. €142,850. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 10-6-2-0, €261,719. *1/2 to Puissance de Lune (Ire) (Shamardal), MGSW & MG1SP-Aus, $877,536; and Majesty (Ire) (Shamardal), MSP-Aus, $205,736. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Study of Man (Ire), 128, c, 4, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Second Happiness, by Storm Cat. O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Pascal Bary. €57,150.
3–Trais Fluors (GB), 128, h, 5, Dansili (GB)–Trois Lunes (Fr), by Manduro (Ger). O/B-Haras de Saint Pair (GB); T-Andre Fabre. €28,575.
Margins: 3/4, 3/4, SNK. Odds: 3.00, 4.00, 8.20.
Also Ran: Intellogent (Ire), Dream Castle (GB), Wild Illusion (GB), Knight to Behold (Ire), With You (GB), Subway Dancer (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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