Shamardal’s Fleur d’Iris Leads Home Fabre Exacta in Paris

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Fresh from the familiar routine of a record-setting exercise in the G3 Prix des Chenes, master trainer Andre Fabre worked to rule and equalled the lauded Francois Boutin's haul of six with Godolphin's 2-year-old filly Fleur d'Iris (GB) (Shamardal) in Thursday's G3 Prix d'Aumale at ParisLongchamp. The homebred bay had earlier posted a July 7 debut fourth at Chantilly, breaking through at the expense of the reopposong Txope (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) in a Compiegne conditions heat later that month, and went postward as the 17-10 favourite for this G1 Prix Marcel Boussac pointer coming back off a runner-up finish in Deauville's Aug. 21 G2 Prix du Calvados. Out front and in control for most of the one-mile contest, she was nudged along when threatened passing the quarter-mile marker and was ridden clear before gearing down to allow stablemate and Marcel Boussac entry Zellie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) reduce arrears to a flattering 1 1/2-length proximity at the line. Christophe Ferland trainee Bahasa (Ire) (Siyouni {Ire}) finished 1 1/4 lengths back in third.

Fleur d'Iris, half-sister to a yearling colt by Iffraaj (GB), is the second foal and one of two scorers produced by dual Brazilian Group 1 winner Zara (Brz) (Redattore {Brz}). Zara is one of three black-type performers out of the stakes-placed Persifleur (Brz) (Midnight Tiger), whose descendants include G1 Brazilian Derby and G1 Brazilian 2000 Guineas runner-up Gipsy Bullet (Brz) (Romarin {Brz}), and hails from the family of MG1SW G1 Grande Premio Derby Paulista (Brazilian Derby) hero Campal (Brz) (Figuron {Chi}), MG1SW sire Full Love (Brz) (Figuron {Chi}) and G1 Brazilian Derby and G1 Brazilian St Leger third Heckel (Brz) (Figuron {Chi}).

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