Fan Dii Na, flawless in two starts to date, maintained her unbeaten status with a five-length domination of her rivals in the G3 Flower Cup at Nakayama Monday. Off the mark going 1800 metres at Kyoto Jan. 22, the hulking daughter of the unraced Dream of Genie (Fr) added the Tsubaki Sho over that course Feb. 19 and was pounced down to 30 cents on the dollar for this third appearance. Loping along easily in second through the first 1000 metres in 1:01. flat, Yasunari Iwata gave the heavy chalk her cue and she duly collared pacesetter Draw a Card turning into the home straight. The dark bay accelerated clear from there, winning as much the best without ever being asked a serious question.
Pedigree Notes…
The second winner of two foals from her dam, Fan Dii Na's second dam is the Prix Imprudence heroine Glia, a rare winner in Europe by A.P. Indy, who also landed the Pebbles H. on these shores and was runner-up in the GII Mrs. Revere S. This is the extended family of MGISW Emollient (Empire Maker), while third dam is French highweight, MG1SW and blue hen Coup de Genie (Mr. Prospector).
Monday, Nakayama, Japan
FLOWER CUP-G3, ¥67,310,000 (US$597,985/£483,878/€556,724), Nakayama, 3-20, 3yo, f, 1800mT, 1:48.70, fm.
1–#@FAN DII NA (JPN), 119, f, 3, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Dream of Genie (Fr), by Pivotal (GB)
2nd Dam: Glia, by A.P.Indy
3rd Dam: Coup de Genie, by Mr.Prospector
O-Turf Sport Inc.; B-Tanikawa Farm; T-Tanikawa; J-Yasunari
Iwata; ¥35,497,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. *1/2 to Namura
Shingun (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), SP-Jpn $500,074. Werk Nick
Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sea's Lullaby (Jpn), 119, f, 3, Falbrav (Ire)–Sea Spray (Jpn), by
Heart's Cry (Jpn). O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Shiraoi Farm;
¥14,142,000.
3–Draw a Card (Jpn), 119, f, 3, Daiwa Major (GB)–As de
Coeur (Jpn), by Jungle Pocket (Jpn). O-G1 Racing; B-Shiraoi
Farm; ¥8,871,000.
Margins: 5, NK, NK; Odds: 0.30, 75.10, 47.60.
Also Ran: Ever Princess (Jpn), Hanalei Moon (Jpn), Dipavamsa (Jpn), Sentir (Jpn), Toho Aires (Jpn), Morito Shirayuri (Jpn), Sacre Express (Jpn), Dea Regalo (Jpn), Bright Moon (Jpn), Venus Arrow (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart, JRA video, the Racing Post result, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
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