By Sean Cronin
Al Asayl's homebred Map Of Stars (GB) Sea The Stars {Ire}–Bateel {Ire}, by Dubawi {Ire}) notched a one-length tally going nine furlongs at ParisLongchamp last October, his only prior start, and stepped forward to justify 11-10 favouritism with a career high on seasonal return in Monday's Listed Prix Pelleas at Compiegne.
The eventual winner was positioned in a handy third until inching into second at halfway. Coming under pressure with 500 metres remaining, he was ridden to the fore entering the final furlong and ran on strongly in the latter stages to defeat Cambaceres (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by an ultimately comfortable two lengths.
Map Of Stars is the second of three foals and lone scorer from two runners produced by G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Bateel (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), herself a half-sister to Listed Prix Charles Laffitte victrix Basemah (Fr) (Lemon Drop Kid) out of G2 Pretty Polly Stakes runner-up Attractive Crown (Chief's Crown). The January-foaled homebred, a half-brother to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old filly Tajlina (GB) (Kingman {GB}), hails from the family of Group 1-placed sires Arokar (Fr) (Akarad {Fr}) and Star Shareef (Ire) (Shareef Dancer).
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Monday, Compiegne, France
PRIX PELLEAS-Listed, €55,000, Compiegne, 7-22, 3yo, c/g, 10fT, 2:09.40, g/s.
1–MAP OF STARS (GB), 128, c, 3, by Sea The Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Bateel (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Eng, $741,001), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Attractive Crown, by Chief's Crown
3rd Dam: Attirance (Fr), by Crowned Prince
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Al Asayl France (GB); T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Mickael Barzalona. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €52,500.
2–Cambaceres (Ire), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Baine (Fr), by Country Reel. (€50,000 Ylg '22 ARQAUG; €100,000 2yo '23 ARQMAY). O-Ecuries Serge Stempniak & Pierre van Belle; B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €11,000.
3–Dollar Index (Fr), 128, c, 3, Kendargent (Fr)–Kikinda (Fr), by Daliapour (Ire). (€36,000 Ylg '22 ARQOCT). O-Ecurie Tygaly, La Fleche Racing, Chauvigny Global Equine SASU, Mathieu Brasme & Seror Racing Management; B-Patrick Chedeville (FR); T-Mathieu Brasme. €8,250.
Margins: 2, 3/4, SHD. Odds: 1.10, 9.00, 3.60.
Also Ran: Vegas (Ire), Babakool (GB). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
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