Coming to the fore when winning the Listed Prix Lord Seymour over this trip at Maisons-Laffitte on his latest outing Apr. 19, One Foot In Heaven mastered this next rise in class with considerable aplomb to book a ticket to the July 3 G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in which his esteemed dam famously upset Hurricane Run (Ire) 10 years ago. Anchored with one behind early, the bay was angled wide by Christophe Soumillon to challenge in the final quarter mile and responded to one smack to rush to the lead with 150 metres remaining. Surging clear before being allowed to cruise to the line, he was comfortably on top there to earn plaudits from Pride's trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre. “He is improving all the time and could be a good horse one day–he reminds me more and more of his mother and has a kick like her,” he said. “He will be aimed at the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and maybe the [June 5] G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly in between, but not if the ground is too firm.” One Foot In Heaven is the fourth to race and the best out of his champion dam, whose half-sister is the G3 Prix de Flore winner Fate (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}) and the juvenile winner Specifically (Sky Classic). The latter gained notoriety as the dam of the G1 1000 Guineas heroine Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), while the third dam Mandera captured the G3 Princess Royal S. and was responsible for the St Leger hero Touching Wood. This family is that of the brilliant speed influence Bold Ruler. Pride also has an as-yet unraced 3-year-old colt Man of Honor (Ire) (Raven's Pass), a 2-year-old filly by Lawman (Fr) named Speciality (Fr) and a yearling colt by Reliable Man(GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France
PRIX D'HEDOUVILLE-G3, €80,000, SCD, 5-8, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:34.16, gd.
1–@ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (IRE), 122, c, 4, by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
1st Dam: Pride (Fr) (2x Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 9.5-11f, 2x Hwt. Older Mare-Fr at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Fr at 9.5-11f, G1SW-Eng, Fr & HK, $3,915,220), by Peintre Celebre
2nd Dam: Specificity, by Alleged
3rd Dam: Mandera, by Vaguely Noble (Ire)
O-Fair Salinia Ltd; B-Craigavon Agro Ltd (IRE); T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Christophe Soumillon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-1, €95,250. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Harlem (GB), 121, c, 4, Champs Elysees (GB)–Casual (GB), by Nayef. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Grey Lion (Ire), 121, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Grey Lilas (Ire), by Danehill. O/B-Gestut Ammerland (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €12,000.
Margins: 1, HD, 3/4. Odds: 1.90, 2.70, 7.30.
Also Ran: Tiberian (Fr), Golden Wood (Fr), Lady of Kyushu, Havana Moon.
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