Oasis Dream’s Pretty Pollyanna Wins the Battle For the Morny

[Wandering Eyes]

   Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Morny at Deauville looked to be dominated by the fillies on paper and that played out in the race as the Gredleys’ Pretty Pollyanna (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) saw off Signora Cabello (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) in a pulsating fight to the line. Showing the same instant speed that saw her register a seven-length success in the G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. over this six-furlong trip at Newmarket July 13, Pretty Pollyanna was in front of the rivals racing up the centre as the G3 Prix de Cabourg winner Comedy (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) overdid it ahead racing alone up the stand’s rail. Silvestre de Sousa had the 8-5 favourite on the front foot throughout, but the inevitable challenge came from the Queen Mary heroine Signora Cabello who tracked her compatriot throughout under Frankie Dettori. Taken on and headed for a stride before the 100-metre marker, Pretty Pollyanna was spurred her on by the attention and duly asserted to score by 3/4 of a length as they pulled four lengths clear of True Mason (GB) (Mayson {GB}) for a British one-two-three.

Sunday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX MORNY-G1, €350,000, Deauville, 8-19, 2yo, c/f, 6fT, 1:10.24, gd.
1–PRETTY POLLYANNA (GB), 122, f, 2, by Oasis Dream (GB)
1st Dam: Unex Mona Lisa (GB), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Friendlier (GB), by Zafonic
3rd Dam: Rostova (GB), by Blakeney (GB)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (50,000gns RNA Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-W J & T C O Gredley; B-Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd (GB); T-Michael Bell; J-Silvestre de Sousa. €199,990. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 4-3-0-0, €258,157. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Signora Cabello (Ire), 122, f, 2, Camacho (GB)–Journalist (Ire), by Night Shift. (20,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Phoenix Thoroughbred & Zen Racing; B-Diomed Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-John Quinn. €80,010.
3–True Mason (GB), 126, c, 2, Mayson (GB)–Marysienka (GB), by Primo Dominie (GB). (25,000gns Wlg ’16 TATFOA; 120,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Khalifa Dasmal; B-Simon Balding (GB); T-Karl Burke. €40,005.
Margins: 3/4, 4, 2HF. Odds: 1.60, 4.20, 25.00.
Also Ran: Land Force (Ire), Sexy Metro (Fr), Simply Striking (Fr), Kinks (GB), Comedy (Ire), Marie’s Diamond (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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