Breaking her maiden over a mile at La Teste de Buch in September, Apple Betty ran fifth on her first major examination in Deauville's G3 Prix des Reservoirs over that trip in October before returning to beat Pakora decisively in a 10 1/2-furlong conditions event here last time Apr. 8. Sent straight to the lead by Christophe Soumillon, the bay who is a full-sister to the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas hero Magician kept applying the pressure and after kicking off the home bend was always in total command. Apple Betty hails from the family of the champions Listen (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Sequoyah (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), the latter responsible for the English and Irish 2000 Guineas hero Henrythenavigator (Kingmambo). She has an unnamed 2-year-old full-brother who is yet to enter the scene. Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
PRIX CARAVELLE – HARAS DES GRANGES-Listed, €55,000, TLU, 4-30, 3yo, f, 10 1/2fT, 2:10.21, gd.
1–#APPLE BETTY (IRE), 125, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Absolutelyfabulous (Ire) (SW & GSP-Ire), by Mozart (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lady Windermere (Ire), by Lake Coniston (Ire)
3rd Dam: Brigid, by Irish River (Fr)
O-Joseph Allen; B-Absolutelyfabulous Syndicate (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Christophe Soumillon. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, €56,750. *Full to Magician (Ire), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Horse-Ire at 9.5-11f, G1SW-Ire, GISW-US, GSW & G1SP-Eng, $2,580,402; and Outstanding (Ire), SW-Ire & GISP-US, $180,016.
2–Pakora (Fr), 123, f, 3, Gentlewave (Ire)–Panthesilea (Fr), by Kendor (Fr). O-Guy Pariente. €11,000.
3–Lakalas (Fr), 123, f, 3, Turtle Bowl (Ire)–Nazlia (Fr), by Polish Precedent. (€5,000 Wlg '13 ARDEC; €90,000 Ylg '14 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Tepper & Ecurie des Charmes. €8,250.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 3/4. Odds: 1.10, 4.60, 11.00.
Also Ran: Sweet Charity (Fr), Holy Emotion (Fr), Dixie d'Emra (Fr), Twinkly (Fr).
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