New Approach Half To Waldgeist Wins the Malleret

[Wandering Eyes]

WALDLIED (GB), f, 3, New Approach (Ire)–Waldlerche (GB) (GSW-Fr & SP-Ger), by Monsun (Ger) Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, €105,100. O/B-Newsells Park Stud & Gestut Ammerland (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

The last time her half-brother Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was winning in the June 3 G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) was unable to provide a family double due to no fault of her own when an unlucky second in the G3 Prix de Royaumont. This time, Pierre-Charles Boudot was keen to exploit her greatest asset which is her stride and the 6-5 favourite was not for catching as soon as she bowled into the lead after the opening three furlongs. Only Fuse (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}) offered any kind of fight in the straight, but Newsells Park Stud and Gestut Ammerland’s homebred was far too strong and hit the line with 2 1/2 lengths to spare over that Wertheimer representative, with Give and Take (GB) (Cityscape {GB}) six lengths away in third. “She is a classy filly with great pace and a fantastic stride,” trainer Andre Fabre said. “She has been green on occasion, but that’s only because of her lack of experience. We will target the [G1 Prix] Vermeille [at ParisLongchamp Sept. 16], but for more experience she will head to the [Aug. 18 G2 Prix de la] Nonette [at Deauville] first.”

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