Motivator’s Hopeful Battles to Conde Success

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   Alain and Gerard Wertheimer’s Hopeful (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) was a half-length ahead of Godolphin’s Al Dabaran (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) when second behind G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-bound Ecrivain (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in ParisLongchamp’s G3 Prix des Chenes earlier this month and confirmed superiority by the same margin in Monday’s G3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly. The gelded bay, who had previously annexed an Aug. 8 newcomers’ heat tackling 7 1/2 furlongs at Deauville before being upped to one mile last time, was well away to stalk the modest pace set by Al Dabaran for most of this first try at nine furlongs. Threatening on the bridle at the quarter-mile marker, the 2-1 second choice was stoked up to seize control from the even-money favourite soon after and ridden out to hold that rival’s rallying effort to secure a career high in game fashion.

   “He’s very consistent and that confirmed the validity of his last performance when he was second in the Prix des Chenes,” said trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias after registering a first success in the contest. “It wasn’t a quick pace, but he stays really well and is a fighter as he’d shown in his previous runs. He’s a gelding and cannot go for the [Oct. 26 G1] Criterium de Saint-Cloud so he’s now through for the season. We’ll prepare him for next year’s early Group 3 and Group 2 races.”

   Hopeful is one of three scorers from as many runners and the top performer produced by a winning daughter of Argentina’s G1 Maipu heroine First One (Arg) (Southern Halo), who in turn is a full-sister to G1SP G3 Manuel J Guiraldes victress Fontal (Arg). The March-foaled homebred’s third dam, MG1SW G1 Polla de Potrancas (Argentine 1000 Guineas) heroine Fontemar (Arg) (Babor {Arg}), is a half-sister to the stakes-winning dam of G1SW sire Flirteador (Arg) (Southern Halo) out of MG1SW Argentinian champion Fontana (Arg) (Farnesio {Arg}).

Monday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DE CONDE-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 9-30, 2yo, 9fT, 1:56.94, sf.
1–HOPEFUL (FR), 125, g, 2, by Motivator (GB)
1st Dam: Monst (Ire), by Monsun (Ger)
2nd Dam: First One (Arg), by Southern Halo
3rd Dam: Fontemar (Arg), by Babor (Arg)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (FR); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; J-Maxime Guyon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, €69,500. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Al Dabaran (GB), 125, c, 2, Dubawi (Ire)–Bright Beacon (GB), by Manduro (Ger). O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. €16,000.
3–The Summit (Fr), 125, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Acola (Fr), by Acatenango (Ger). (€16,000 Ylg ’18 AROCT). O-Mme Jacques Cygler. €12,000.
Margins: HF, HD, SHD. Odds: 2.00, 1.00, 14.00.
Also Ran: Tammani (GB), Wally (Ire), Carnival Zain (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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