Power son wins Prix Jean Prat
Shipping to Deauville from his base in England, Laws Of Indices (Ire) (Power {GB}) put on a show with an all-the-way win in the G1 Haras d’Etreham Prix Jean Prat over 1400 metres.
The 3-year-old had to dig deep in the final 200 metres when Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) entered a serious challenge nearing the line. Law Of Indices wasn’t giving in and beat that rival by a head with Midtown (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) finishing 1.5l behind them in third.
By Oaklands Stud resident Power (GB), Law Of Indices is out of the Exceed And Excel mare Sampers (Ire). The family also includes G3 Sky High S. winner Red Cardinal (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}).
Ocean continues good day for Oaklands Stud
Both of Oaklands Stud’s stallions saw their runners win Group races in France on Sunday when Exosphere’s Ocean (Fr) won the G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis at Deauville.
Chasing the leaders for much of the 1200 metres on the very soft going, Ocean was sent to lead with over 200 metres left to run by Theo Bachelot. The gelding took over and crossed the line 1.25l ahead with the real battle coming for second when Coeur De Pierre (Fr) (Zanzibari {USA}) stole the position from Sestilio Jet (Fr) (French Fifteen {Fr}) in the closing strides by a nose.
Ocean is one of two stakes winners out of Compton Place (GB) mare Tevara (GB) and a grandson of Champion Torgau (Ire) (Zieten {USA}). Ocean is the third Group winner for Exosphere and comes from his lone season shuttling to France in 2017.
Exosphere | Standing at Oaklands Stud
Choux bounces back in Prix Yacowlef
Winning on debut in May, Choux (Ire) (Exceed And Excel) finished 12th in her next two starts but on Sunday, the juvenile made her return to form in a big way with a victory in the Prix Yacowlef.
Racing over 1000 metres she broke well but soon moved back to race just behind the leaders. Maxime Guyon started pushing her with 300 metres to go and she took control of the race just inside the 95 metre mark to win by a neck over Papa Don’t Preach (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) with Royal Ashirah (Ire) (Hot Streak {Ire}) 3l back in third.
Choux is out of a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Sultanina (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). That Group 1 winner’s stakes-winning dam is a half-sister to the dam of multiple Australian stakes-placed Dal Harraild (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) with this year’s G3 Hampton Court S. winner Mohaafeth (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) also under the filly’s third dam.
Stakes double for Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett (GB) may no longer stand in France but the Coolmore Australia shuttler’s influence was felt at Deauville when two of his runners won stakes on the card.
Zellie (Fr) kicked off the big day when the juvenile stayed undefeated in three starts with a victory in the Prix Roland de Chambure to kick off the card’s stakes action. Covering 1400 metres, the filly was a convincing winner when beating Mis Cleopatra (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}) by 3l with former shuttler Iffraaj (GB) seeing his daughter Nirlitt (Fr) finish 1.5l back in third behind the daughters of two current shuttlers.
Wootton Bassett’s 4-year-old daughter Speak Of The Devil (Fr) was the final stakes winner on the card with a determined victory in the 1600 metre Prix de la Calonne – Fonds Europeen de l’Elevage. The filly dug deep to win by a nose over Queen Of Love (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) with Layla (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) 0.75l back in third.
Zellie is the first foal out of a half-sister to the British 1000 Guineas winner Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and three other stakes winners. Their dam Specifically (USA) (Sky Classic {Can}) is a half-sister to another Group 1 winner in Pride (Fr) (Peintre Celebre {USA}), who won Group 1s in Hong Kong, England and France.
Speak Of The Devil is a half-sister to the multiple Group winner Morando (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). Their dam is a half-sister to two stakes winners with the family earning multiple stakes placings in 2020 and 2021.
