Acclamation Colt Edges Rochette Thriller

Second on debut to Omar Bradley and ahead of Lawmaking in a debutantes contest over six furlongs at Deauville July 30, Attendu stayed over that track and trip to open his account Aug. 20 and had made sufficient progress in the interim to turn his debut form around and open his black-type account in this tactical encounter. Keen early under restraint as Lawmaking was sent to the front, the bay quickly settled for Maxime Guyon in fourth despite the pace proving only moderate. Moved forward as Omar Bradley arrived on his outer as the sprint began two out, the homebred was marginally ahead with a furlong remaining and toughed it out as Lawmaking rallied against the rail to prevail over his old rivals in a tight three-way go. “He's been improving with each run and he proved here that this seven-furlong trip is also good for him,” trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias said. “We are thinking about bringing him back here for the [Oct. 4] G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, but that's over a mile now so we'll see. He's also in the G1 Dewhurst S. [at Newmarket Oct. 10] if we want to keep him at seven.”

Sunday, Longchamp, France
PRIX LA ROCHETTE-G3, €80,000, LCP, 9-6, 2yo, 7fT, 1:22.74, gd.
1–#@ATTENDU (FR), 123, c, 2, by Acclamation (GB)
1st Dam: Gwenseb (Fr) (GSW-Fr, $297,177), by Green Tune
2nd Dam: La Popesse, by St. Jovite
3rd Dam: Madonna Sprite (GB), by Saint Cyrien (Fr)
O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (FR); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; J-Maxime Guyon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, €57,500. *1/2 to Impassable (Ire) Invincible Spirit {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $123,181; and Foreign Tune (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SW & GSP-Fr, $161,614. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Lawmaking (GB), 123, c, 2, Zamindar–Canada Water (GB), by Dansili (GB). O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Omar Bradley, 123, c, 2, War Front–Louve des Reves (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. O-Joseph Allen, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Joe Allen Stables (KY); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €12,000.
Margins: HD, SNK, 3/4. Odds: 4.90, 3.30, 3.30.
Also Ran: The Turning Point (Fr), Mangusto (Fr), Aim to Please (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.