Churchill’s Blue Rose Cen Dominates The Pouliches

[Wandering Eyes]

There were no complications other than a slightly tardy break for Yeguada Centurion SL's Blue Rose Cen (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}–Queen Blossom {Ire}, by Jeremy) in Sunday's G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches as the admirably straightforward as well as high-class 3-5 favourite ruled the roost once again at ParisLongchamp. Needing stoking up at the start by Aurelien Lemaitre to race in the box seat behind the leader Sauterne (Fr) (Kingman {GB}), the homebred who had mastered the course-and-distance G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G3 Prix de la Grotte attacked that rival with 300 metres remaining and was soon in command. At the line, the pride of the Christopher Head stable had 1 3/4 lengths to spare over the Prix de la Grotte runner-up Lindy (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), with Sauterne clinging on for third, 1 1/4 lengths further behind.

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
EMIRATES POULE D'ESSAI DES POULICHES-G1, €550,000, ParisLongchamp, 5-14, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:38.24, vsf.
1–BLUE ROSE CEN (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Queen Blossom (Ire) (GSW-Ire & US, $220,859), by Jeremy
2nd Dam: Mark Of An Angel (Ire), by Mark Of Esteem (Ire)
3rd Dam: Dream Time (GB), by Rainbow Quest
O/B-Yeguada Centurion SLU (IRE); T-Christopher Head; J-Aurelien Lemaitre. €314,270. Lifetime Record: 8-6-1-0, €679,330. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Lindy (Fr), 126, f, 3, Le Havre (Ire)–Llanita (GB), by Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€90,000 Ylg '21 ARQAUG). O-Everest Racing, Ecurie Waldeck, Meridian International SARL, Ecurie Elag, Ecurie Nininoe, Didier Provost & Frank Dhooghe; B-Ecurie La Vallee Martigny EARL (FR); T-Christophe Ferland. €125,730.
3–Sauterne (Fr), 126, f, 3, Kingman (GB)–Salicorne, by Aragorn (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€130,000 RNA Ylg '21 ARQAUG). O/B-Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois (FR); T-Patrice Cottier. €62,865.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 0.60, 8.10, 15.00.
Also Ran: Kelina (Ire), Never Ending Story (Ire), Fancy Me (Ire), Showay (Fr), Quickstep (Fr), Ritournelle (Fr), Swingalong (Ire). Video, sponsored by TVG.

She's a superstar!

Blue Rose Cen quickens away to win the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at @paris_longchamp for @lemaitre60LA and @CHeadRacing! pic.twitter.com/ZcSO7vUcBd

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