Medaglia d’Oro’s Gyllen Wins the Eugene Adam

[Wandering Eyes]

Not seen since finishing fourth in the G3 Prix Noailles at ParisLongchamp Apr. 15, Godolphin’s Gyllen (Medaglia d’Oro) made light of the absence on Sunday when providing Andre Fabre with a 16th success in the G2 Prix Eugene Adam at Maisons-Laffitte. Settled fourth early, the 4-1 shot was sent up the rail by Mickael Barzalona to beat Crossed Baton (GB) (Dansili {GB}) to the lead 300 metres from the post and assert for a length success, with the G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Louis D’Or (Ire) (Intello {Ger}) disappointing in third, 1 3/4 lengths away. The race was marred by the fall of the long-time leader Native American (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) in the closing stages when he was fading and beaten. “His runs early in the season took quite a lot out of him and he is a very light horse, so that’s why he had such a long break,” Fabre explained. “He has really strengthened up a lot in the interim and is a lovely mover on this ground. That was a nice performance and he’ll run at Deauville now in either the [Aug. 15 G2] Prix Guillaume d’Ornano or the [Aug. 26 G2] Grand Prix de Deauville, with the first option the most likely as he has no penalty in that.”

Sunday, Maisons-Laffitte, France
PRIX EUGENE ADAM (GRAND PRIX DE MAISONS-LAFFITTE)-G2, €130,000, Maisons-Laffitte, 7-15, 3yo, 10 1/2fT, 2:09.74, g/s.
1–GYLLEN, 126, c, 3, by Medaglia d’Oro
1st Dam: Miss Halory, by Mr. Prospector
2nd Dam: Halory, by Halo
3rd Dam: Cold Reply, by Northern Dancer
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Godolphin SNC; B-Godolphin (KY); T-Andre Fabre; J-Mickael Barzalona. €74,100. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-0, €140,100. *1/2 to Stormalory (Storm Cat), GSW-US, $181,245. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Crossed Baton (GB), 126, c, 3, Dansili (GB)–Sacred Shield (GB), by Beat Hollow (GB). O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden. €28,600.
3–Louis d’Or (Ire), 126, c, 3, Intello (Ger)–Soudanaise (Ire), by Peintre Celebre. (€27,000 Ylg ’16 AROCT). O-Camille Garnier; B-Dayton Investments Ltd (FR); T-Tony Castanheira. €13,650.
Margins: 1, 1 3/4, 18. Odds: 4.00, 2.00, 2.30.
Also Ran: Moonlightchampagne (Fr). DNF: Native American (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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