Circus Maximus Keeps Moulin Win After Late Drama

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   Sunday’s G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp was decided in the stewards’ room after the Irish duo Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) fought out a frantic finale. Joining battle inside the last 300 metres, it was the Ballydoyle raider who prevailed by a nose, with a length back to Line of Duty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third. However, the June 18 G1 St James’s Palace S. winner had drifted left and interfered with the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois hero. In a decision far removed from past precedent where the French authorities are concerned, Circus Maximus was allowed to keep the race at 4-1.

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DU MOULIN DE LONGCHAMP-G1, €450,000, ParisLongchamp, 9-8, 3yo/up, c/f, 8fT, 1:36.54, g/s.
1–CIRCUS MAXIMUS (IRE), 125, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Duntle (Ire) (MGSW & G1SP-Ire, GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $458,532), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lady Angola, by Lord At War (Arg)
3rd Dam: Benguela, by Little Current
O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €257,130. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 10-4-1-1, €955,035. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Romanised (Ire), 129, c, 4, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)–Romantic Venture (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). O-Robert Ng; B-Mrs Monica Aherne (IRE); T-Ken Condon. €102,870.
3–Line of Duty (Ire), 125, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Jacqueline Quest (Ire), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). (400,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Triermore Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. €51,435.
Margins: NO, 1, HF. Odds: 4.10, 3.20, 7.50.
Also Ran: Olmedo (Fr), Phoenix of Spain (Ire), Shaman (Ire), Robin of Navan (Fr), Obligate (GB), Delaware (GB), Success Days (Ire). Scratched: Kick On (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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