By Tom Frary
Reminiscent of the sensational effort of Marsha (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) two years ago, David Armstrong's Mabs Cross (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) defied a 7-pound penalty for her G1 Prix de l'Abbaye triumph in Saturday's G3 Zoustar Palace House S.. Held up by Paul Mulrennan with just the 6-4 favourite Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy) behind early, the 5-year-old skipped down the “dip” and powered up the rising ground to deny Equilateral (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) in the final stride for a neck success at odds of 6-1.
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
ZOUSTAR PALACE HOUSE S.-G3, £60,000, Newmarket, 5-4, 3yo/up, 5fT, :58.67, g/f.
1–MABS CROSS (GB), 136, m, 5, by Dutch Art (GB)
1st Dam: Miss Meggy (GB) (SW-Eng), by Pivotal (GB)
2nd Dam: Selkirk Rose (Ire), by Pips Pride (GB)
3rd Dam: Red Note (Ire), by Rusticaro (Fr)
(£3,000 Ylg '15 DONNOV). O-David W Armstrong; B-Highfield Farm LLP (GB); T-Michael Dods; J-Paul Mulrennan. £34,026. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 5-7f, G1SW-Fr, MG1SP-Eng & GSP-Ire, 14-7-2-3, $567,776. *1/2 to Charlie Em (GB) (Kheleyf), GSW-US & SP-Ger, $180,932. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Equilateral (GB), 132, c, 4, Equiano (Fr)–Tarentaise (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Charles Hills. £12,900.
3–Major Jumbo (GB), 132, g, 5, Zebedee (GB)–Gone Sailing (GB), by Mizzen Mast. (17,000gns Wlg '14 TATFOA; £37,000 Ylg '15 DNSIL). O-T A Rahman; B-D R Botterill (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. £6,456.
Margins: NK, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 6.00, 5.50, 8.00.
Also Ran: Sergei Prokofiev, Ornate (GB), El Astronaute (Ire), Judicial (Ire), Tarboosh (GB), Sir Thomas Gresham (Ire), Encore d'Or (GB), Queen of Desire (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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