Showcasing’s Tropbeau on top in the Grotte

[Wandering Eyes]

   Where the preceding G3 Prix de Fontainebleau was a steadily-run affair, the G3 Prix de la Grotte proved a true test and it was Lady Bamford’s Tropbeau (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) who came out on top with something to spare. Last seen finishing third when encountering significant late trouble in running in the six-furlong G1 Cheveley Park S. at Newmarket in September, the G3 Prix Six Perfections and G2 Prix du Calvados winner tracked the strong pace set by the free-running Khayzaraan (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in third. Coming between stablemate Tickle Me Green (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) and Dream and Do (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) passing the furlong pole, the 2-1 favourite asserted under hand riding from Mickael Barzalona to beat Dream and Do by a half length, with Tickle Me Green a head away in third. The winning time was just under two seconds faster than the colts’ trial.

Monday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE LA GROTTE-G3, €56,000, ParisLongchamp, 5-11, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:40.78, vsf.
1–TROPBEAU (GB), 126, f, 3, by Showcasing (GB)
1st Dam: Frangipanni (Ire), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Frizzante (GB), by Efisio (GB)
3rd Dam: Juliet Bravo (GB), by Glow
(60,000gns Ylg ’18 TAOCT; €180,000 2yo ’19 ARQMAY). O-Lady Bamford; B-Lord Margadale (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €28,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng, 6-4-0-1, €190,674. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Dream and Do (Ire), 126, f, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Venetias Dream (Ire), by Librettist). (€80,000 RNA Ylg ’18 ARAUG). O/B-Haras du Logis Saint Germain (IRE); T-Frederic Rossi. €11,200.
3–Tickle Me Green (Ger), 126, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Tickle Me Pink (GB), by Groom Dancer. O/B-Gestut Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Andre Fabre. €8,400.
Margins: HF, HD, 2HF. Odds: 2.00, 6.10, 3.80.
Also Ran: Ellerslie Lace (Fr), Quiet Times (Ger), Honey Cake (Ire), Kraquante (GB), Marly (Fr), Khayzaraan (GB). Scratched: Secret Time (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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