By Sean Cronin
Haras de la Perelle's homebred 3-year-old filly Rosacea (Ire) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) concluded her four-race juvenile campaign with victory in October's G3 Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville and dented a collection of lofty reputations with a last-gasp effort in Sunday's G3 Prix de la Grotte over one mile at ParisLongchamp. Patiently ridden and trailing all eight rivals into the straight, the 9-1 chance was angled to the outside with 300 metres remaining and the Stephane Wattel trainee quickened smartly under mild urging in the closing stages to nail Daisy Maisy (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by a half length in the shadows of the post. The hitherto undefeated Mangoustine (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), making her first start for Mikel Delzangles, finished 1 1/4 lengths away in third while 'TDN Rising Star' Raclette (GB) (Frankel {GB}) failed to fire from off the pace and ran eighth of nine.
Rosacea, half-sister to a 2-year-old filly by Tamayuz (GB), is the third of four foals and lone scorer produced by a winning half-sister to GI E.P. Taylor S. heroine Reggane (GB) (Red Ransom). The February-foaled homebred bay's second dam Reine Zao (Fr) (Alzao), who ran third in the G3 Prix de Psyche, is a daughter of G1 Prix de Diane third and GI Gamely H. fourth Raintree Renegade (Green Forest).
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE LA GROTTE-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-17, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:38.58, g/s.
1–ROSACEA (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Soldier Hollow (GB)
1st Dam: Relizane (GB), by Zamindar
2nd Dam: Reine Zao (Fr), by Alzao
3rd Dam: Raintree Renegade, by Green Forest
O/B-Haras de la Perelle (IRE); T-Stephane Wattel; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, €111,850. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Daisy Maisy (GB), 126, f, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Shasta Daisy (GB), by Champs Elysees (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€240,000 Ylg '20 ARQSEP). O-Mme Gitte Poulsen-Allaire & Philippe Allaire; B-Gestut Zur Kuste AG (GB); T-Yann Barberot. €16,000.
3–Mangoustine (Fr), 126, f, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Zotilla (Ire), by Zamindar. (€46,000 Ylg '20 ARQSEP). O-Infinity Nine Horses, Ecurie des Monceaux, Qatar Racing Ltd & Alexandre Giannotti; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Lordship Stud & Qatar Bloodstock Ltd (FR); T-Mikel Delzangles. €12,000.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 9.30, 18.00, 4.50.
Also Ran: Acer Alley (GB), Nadette (Fr), Batz (GB), Times Square (Fr), Raclette (GB), Gregarina (Fr). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.
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