Likeable gelding Skalleti (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), a Group 1 winner in France and Germany, continued to pad his admirable record with a second victory in the G2 Premio Roma at Capannelle on Sunday. The grey won his first edition in 2019.
Sent off at 6-5, the crowd's pick raced last of all in the bog-like going, as Alastor (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) cut out the early running. Making up ground down the long straight, Skalleti raced out in the center of the course and was within striking distance with a quarter mile to travel. He quickly took over leadership duties shortly thereafter and resisted the late charge of Flag's Up (Ire) (War Command) and Brentford Hope (GB) (Camelot {GB}) to win by two lengths. The margin between the latter pair was 3 1/4 lengths at the line.
Jean-Claude Seroul's 6-year-old has enjoyed his best season to date this term, which kicked off with a win in the G3 Prix Exbury at Saint-Cloud in March. ParisLongchamp's G2 Prix d'Harcourt went his way on Apr. 11 and he scored his first Group 1 win in the G1 Prix d'Ispahan on May 30. Given a brief freshening, Skalleti returned with a five-length win in Munich's G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis-Bayerisches Zuchtrennen on July 25. He found several too good on Sept. 12, running fourth in the G2 Prix Foy to Deep Bond (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}).
Pedigree Notes
The second foal and most decorated offspring of his stakes-winning dam Skallet, who was also placed in the G3 Prix Fille de l'Air, G3 Prix Penelope and G3 Prix Andre Baboin-Grand Prix des Provinces, Skalleti is followed by the triple group winner Skazino (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), who was also second in this year's G1 Prix Royal-Oak. Her last reported foal is a juvenile full-brother to the winner already named Skalli (GB) (Kendargent {Fr}).
Sunday, Rome, Italy
PREMIO ROMA-G2, €231,550, Rome, 11-7, 3yo/up, 2000mT, 2:05.00, hy.
1–SKALLETI (FR), 129, g, 6, Kendargent (Fr)
1st Dam: Skallet (Fr) (SW & MGSP-Fr, $181,946),
by Muhaymin
2nd Dam: Siran (Fr), by R. B. Chesne (GB)
3rd Dam: Surubinha (Fr), by Solicitor (Fr)
(€85,000 Ylg '16 ARQAUG). O-Jean-Claude Seroul. B-Guy
Pariente Holding (Fr). T-Jerome Reynier. €89,462. Lifetime
Record: G1SW-Fr & Ger, G1SP-Eng, 23-17-1-2, €1,109,080.
*Full to Skalleto (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), SP-Fr, $241,632; and
Skazino (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), MGSW & G1SP-Fr, $573,373.
Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Flag's Up (Ire), 126, c, 3, War Command–Baby Revolution
(Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire). (€12,000 Ylg '19 SGASEP).
O-Roberto Saggini. B-Razza Del Velino (Ire). T-A. Botti.
€39,363.
3–Brentford Hope (GB), 129, g, 4, Camelot (GB)–Miss Raven
(Ire), by Raven's Pass. (€80,000 Ylg '18 ARQOCT; €130, 2yo
'19 ARQMAY). O-Bernardin & Sean Mulryan. B-Haras du Logis
Saint-Germain (GB). T-Richard Hughes. €21,471.
Margins: 2, 3 1/4, 4. Odds: 1.29, 15.02, 6.21.
Also Ran: Dawn Intello (Fr), Brigante Sabino (Ire), Arktisz (Fr), Cima Emergency (Ire), Alastor (Ire), Thunderman (Ity), Tokyo Gold (Fr).
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