Waldgeist Swoops To Deny Enable History In the Arc

[Wandering Eyes]

Those in the epicentre at ParisLongchamp held their collective breath, but ultimately there was no momentous third G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) on Sunday as TDN Rising Star Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) charged late to finally bring her winning sequence to an end. Frankie Dettori had sent Juddmonte’s brilliant mare into what appeared to be a decisive advantage passing the two-furlong pole, but although she got closest to this particular landmark achievement than any other it was not to be as Pierre-Charles Boudot conjured something special from Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park Stud’s warrior. Wide apart as they sought the line, it was not until the final 50 metres that it was clear that the 13-1 shot had her measure and such was his momentum he ended the race 1 3/4 lengths to the good. The G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) was the same margin back in third, a half length ahead of Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) as the cream rose to the top.

“He was very impressive–he was eating up the ground at the finish,” Andre Fabre commented. “I got very confident after Ascot, as although he was well beaten he was really finishing good with a good action. After the King George, Pierre-Charles said ‘he is going to win the Arc’ and he was right. I was very concerned about the conditions, as he had moved so well on good ground in the Ganay, but he had won on the deepest ground at two so he does handle it.” John Gosden’s immediate reaction was a magnanimous one. “She’s run a great race but has got outstayed on the ground,” he said. “I couldn’t be more pleased with her and the winner is a fine horse trained by Andre and owned by a good friend of mine. We would have preferred quicker ground.”

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE-G1, €5,000,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-6, 3yo/up, c/f, 12fT, 2:31.97, vsf.
1–WALDGEIST (GB), 131, h, 5, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Waldlerche (GB) (GSW-Fr & SP-Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
2nd Dam: Waldmark (Ger), by Mark of Esteem (Ire)
3rd Dam: Wurftaube (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
O-Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park Stud; B-Waldlerche Partnership (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €2,857,000. Lifetime Record: MG1SP-Eng, 21-8-3-3, €4,846,576. *1/2 to Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $123,344. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Enable (GB), 128, m, 5, Nathaniel (Ire)–Concentric (GB), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden. €1,143,000.
3–Sottsass (Fr), 125, c, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Starlet’s Sister (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (€340,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG). O-White Birch Farm; B-Ecurie des Monceaux (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €571,500.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 13.10, 0.50, 6.60.
Also Ran: Japan (GB), Magical (Ire), Soft Light (Fr), Kiseki (Jpn), Nagano Gold (GB), French King (GB), Ghaiyyath (Ire), Blast Onepiece (Jpn), Fierement (Jpn). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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