Dream Ahead’s Glass Slippers Dominates the Abbaye

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   With Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) drastically failing to fire in the G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines, it was left to his compatriot Glass Slippers (GB) (Dream Ahead) to make virtually all and cause another upset on the Arc card. Overpriced considering her wins in Deauville’s Listed Prix Moonlight Cloud Aug. 4 and the G3 Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert over this course and distance Sept. 15, Bearstone Stud’s 3-year-old quickly recovered from a tardy start to lead after the first furlong. Sent clear approaching the final furlong in contrast to her latest performance, the homebred who was 16-1 hit the line strong with three lengths to spare over So Perfect (Scat Daddy), who denied El Astronaute (Ire) (Approve {Ire}) second by a head.

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE L’ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES-G1, €350,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-6, 2yo/up, 5fT, :58.04, vsf.
1–GLASS SLIPPERS (GB), 133, f, 3, by Dream Ahead
1st Dam: Night Gypsy (GB), by Mind Games (GB)
2nd Dam: Ocean Grove (Ire), by Fairy King
3rd Dam: Leyete Gulf (Ire), by Slip Anchor (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Bearstone Stud Ltd (GB); T-Kevin Ryan; J-Tom Eaves. €199,990. Lifetime Record: SP-Eng, 12-4-1-1, €305,319. *1/2 to Electric Feel (GB) (Firebreak {GB}), SW & GSP-Eng; and Aunt Nicola (GB) (Reel Buddy), SP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–So Perfect, 133, f, 3, Scat Daddy–Hopeoverexperience, by Songandaprayer. ($400,000 Ylg ’17 KEESEP). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien. €80,010.
3–El Astronaute (Ire), 137, g, 6, Approve (Ire)–Drumcliffe Dancer (Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). (€19,000 Ylg ’14 TISEP; £38,000 2yo ’15 BBASC2; £95,000 RNA 2yo ’15 DONSEP; 58,000gns RNA 2yo ’15 TA15). O-Ross Harmon Racing; B-T Jones (IRE); T-John Quinn. €40,005.
Margins: 3, NK, SHD. Odds: 12.80, 27.00, 84.00.
Also Ran: Invincible Army (Ire), Mabs Cross (GB), Gold Vibe (Ire), Finsbury Square (Ire), Sestilio Jet (Fr), Spinning Memories (Ire), Fairyland (Ire), Shades of Blue (Ire), Jolie (Fr), Recon Mission (Ire), Battaash (Ire), Soldier’s Call (GB), Ken Colt (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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