Dansili’s Efaadah Takes the Porte Maillot

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Labeled a TDN Rising Star last term, Shadwell’s Efaadah (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) gained the first pattern-race success she looked destined for in Saturday’s G3 Prix de la Porte Maillot at ParisLongchamp. Restrained in fourth early, the 37-10 shot was delivered with a strong finish by Aurelien Lemaitre to gain the advantage approaching the furlong pole and beat Inns of Court (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) by 1 1/4 lengths, with the same margin back to Jimmy Two Times (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) in third. “She’s a nice filly who proved to have a lot of quality last year and things hadn’t gone too well early this season,” trainer Freddy Head said of the May 6 Listed Prix des Lilas winner and June 3 G2 Prix de Sandringham third. “She was unlucky first time out and then it was a combination of the ground being too soft and the mile trip too far. A mile is her limit, as she has a lot of speed and she is certainly better at this seven furlongs. I imagine her next start will be in the [G1 Prix] Maurice de Gheest [at Deauville Aug. 5].”

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE LA PORTE MAILLOT-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 6-30, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:20.29, g/s.
1–EFAADAH (IRE), 116, f, 3, by Dansili (GB)
1st Dam: Albaraah (Ire) (SW & GSP-Fr, $101,503), by Oasis Dream (GB)
2nd Dam: Coconut Show (GB), by Linamix (Fr)
3rd Dam: Vingt et Une (Fr), by Sadler’s Wells
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Freddy Head; J-Aurelien Lemaitre. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-1, €110,650. *1/2 to Alrahma (GB) (Shamardal), GSW & G1SP-Fr, $149,238. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Inns of Court (Ire), 128, c, 4, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Learned Friend (Ger), by Seeking the Gold. O-Godolphin SNC; B-Darley (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Jimmy Two Times (Fr), 128, h, 5, Kendargent (Fr)–Steel Woman (Ire), by Anabaa. (€85,000 Ylg ’14 AROCT). O-Godolphin SNC; B-Francis Teboul & Jean Boniche (FR); T-Andre Fabre. €12,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, SNK. Odds: 3.70, 0.80, 8.60.
Also Ran: Karar (GB), Lida (Ire), Aladdine (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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