Pivotal's Fancy Me Notches G3 Prix des Reservoirs Triumph

Philippe Sogorb trainee Fancy Me (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}–Besotted {Ire}, by Dutch Art {GB}), who ran fourth in July's Listed Criterium du Bequet at Tarbes, posted a runner-up finish in a seven-furlong conditions heat at Toulouse last month and stepped forward to claim a career high upped to one mile in Tuesday's G3 Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville. The 93-10 chance raced second through the early strides, but was shuffled back to track the leaders in fourth by halfway. Rowed along to reduced arrears off the home turn, she regained second with 300 metres remaining and was ridden with vigour thereafter to deny Around Midnight (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) by a short head in the dying strides.

Fancy Me is the third foal and scorer out of stakes-winning G2 Prix de Sandringham runner-up Besotted (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}), herself a half-sister to G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Tie Black (Ire) (Machiavellian). The February-foaled chestnut is kin to a yearling filly by Siyouni (Fr) and a weanling filly by Kodiac (GB). Their second dam Tender Is Thenight (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) is a half-sister to seven black-type performers including MG1SW sire Last Tycoon (Ire) (Try My Best), MGSW sire Astronef (Ire) (Be My Guest) and stakes-winning G3 Prix Fille de l'Air runner-up Side Of Paradise (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). The latter produced G1 Coronation S. and G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois victrix Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), herself the dam of last term's G1 Cheveley Park S. and this year's G1 Prix Jean Prat winner Tenebrism (Caravaggio) and G2 Airlie Stud S. victrix Statuette (Justify). Tender Is Thenight is also a half-sister to Zelda (Ire) (Caerleon), whose descendants include G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and G1 Matron S. victrix Hydrangea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and G1 Ranvet S. winner The United States (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX DES RESERVOIRS-G3, €80,000, Deauville, 10-18, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:45.21, sf.
1–FANCY ME (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Pivotal (GB)
1st Dam: Besotted (Ire) (SW & GSP-Fr), by Dutch Art (GB)
2nd Dam: Tender Is Thenight (Ire), by Barathea (Ire)
3rd Dam: Mill Princess (Ire), by Mill Reef
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Cotton House Bloodstock; B-C-Squared Investments (IRE); T-Philippe Sogorb; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-0, €65,260. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Around Midnight (Fr), 123, f, 2, Almanzor (Fr)–Artifix (Ire), by Lawman (Fr). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Ecurie Billon, Ecurie Taos, Mandalore Racing Stable SAS & Normandie Breeding; B-Mme Camille Vitse & Ecurie Taos (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €16,000.
3–Angelaba (Ire), 123, f, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Yakaba (Fr), by Medicean (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Christophe Ferland. €12,000.
Margins: SHD, 1, 1. Odds: 9.30, 1.40, 3.90.
Also Ran: Wonderfull Lady (Fr), Onyxka (Fr), Elounda Queen (Ire). Video, sponsored by TVG.

(@mickaelbarzalon / @sogorb_06) s'impose sur le fil dans le Prix des Réservoirs (Gr.3) de Deauville.

Au palmarès de ce Groupe 3, elle succède aux bonnes juments (2021) et (2020).

Around Midnight
Angelaba pic.twitter.com/ebJXC2YaWq

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