By Tom Frary
There was a pair of intriguing newcomers' events staged on Chantilly's Polytrack on Thursday and the fillies' contest saw a taking successful debut for the €700,000 purchase Tigress Of Gaul (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}–Lucerne {GB}, by Frankel {GB}). Sent off the 9-10 favourite for the mile contest, the joint-second highest-priced filly at last year's Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale tracked the leading quartet early under a patient Aurelien Lemaitre. Taking command with 300 metres remaining, the Tim Donworth-trained bay who is owned by Jose Aguirre-Moreno and her breeder Ecurie des Monceaux and whose dam is a half to Invincible Spirit's crack miler and sire Charm Spirit (Ire) asserted to score by 3 1/2 lengths from Cast A Gast (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}).
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Chantilly – Inédites – Femelles – 2 ans – 1600m – 14 Pts – 30 000 €🏆 Tigress Of Gaul (Fr) (f)
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The unraced dam, who is a half to Invincible Spirit's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and G1 Prix Jean Prat-winning sire Charm Spirit (Ire), also has a 2024 filly by Kameko. Significantly, the family includes Siyouni's G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Dream And Do (Ire).
3rd-Chantilly, €30,000, Debutantes, 12-12, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT), 1:38.58, st.
TIGRESS OF GAUL (FR) (f, 2, Siyouni {Fr}–Lucerne {GB}, by Frankel {GB}) Sales history: €700,000 Ylg '23 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €15,000. O-Jose Aguirre-Moreno & Ecurie des Monceaux; B-Ecurie des Monceaux (FR); T-Tim Donworth.
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