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SUNDAY, 14 MAY, 2017 ROUGET SEEKS CHANGE OF FORTUNE POULICHES MILE NO With all the turmoil that has surrounded the Jean-Claude Rouget stable of late, few would begrudge a change of fortunes PROBLEM FOR PRECIEUSE for the popular Pau-based trainer as he seeks a first renewal of the G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains at Deauville. Sunday=s prize is the sole Classic to elude him so far, but before Saturday his strike-rate in the big four--the Poulains, Pouliches, Jockey Club and Diane--was standing at an impressive 50 per cent in the last three years. His representative here is Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}), who carries the silks of his new part-owners Al Shaqab Racing who purchased a half-share in the bay this week. Gerard Augustin-Normand remains the other proprietaire, as he was in five of the six cases where the Rouget stable was successful in the domestic Classics since 2014. Brametot has an element of Al Shaqab=s other exciting French-trained colt Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) about him as he effectively blew his chance in the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau before making a mockery of the contest. Cont. p7 Olivier Peslier=s smile says it all as he steers Precieuse home in the French 1000 Guineas | Scoop Dyga IN TDN AMERICA TODAY ZHUKOVA FLOATS OVER WET TURF IN MAN O’ WAR Irish raider Zhukova (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) showed off her As the only sprinter in the line-up for Saturday=s G1 Abu Dhabi beautiful stride while beating the boys in Belmont’s GI Man o’ Poule d=Essai des Pouliches, Anne-Marie Hayes=s Precieuse War Saturday. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. (Ire)(Tamayuz {GB}) had it to prove but the Knocktoran Stud homebred saw out the mile emphatically to cause an upset in the Deauville-staged Classic. Just off the pace in the stand=s-side group under Olivier Peslier, the 28-1 shot who was last seen finishing runner-up in the G3 Prix Sigy over six furlongs at Chantilly Apr. 9 was able to deliver her raw speed where it mattered at the end of this competitive renewal. Despite drifting markedly right in the run to the line, the homebred chestnut readily overhauled the British raider Sea of Grace (Ire) (Born To Sea {Ire}) in the final 100 metres to win by 1 3/4 lengths, with Heuristique (Ire) (Shamardal) another surprise package just 3/4 of a length away in third. The 4-1 favourite Senga (Blame) held every chance inside the last quarter mile, but faded to be 11th. AThis filly was working well, but of course there was a question mark about the distance,@ commented trainer Fabrice Chappet after greeting his first Group 1 winner. AIn the mornings she was showing me she would probably get the trip, but you never know until you go to the races. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 14 MAY, 2017 Pouliches Mile No Problem For Precieuse cont. This is a great result for the whole team and is also the first filly I have trained for Mrs Hayes, so I have to thank her for trusting me.@ Introduced as late as Oct. 12 in a six-furlong debutantes contest at Chantilly, Precieuse ended up a short-neck second to Charm Appeal (Fr) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}) who ironically was only able to beat three rivals in this race. In that same berth behind the British raider Private Matter (GB) (Mayson {GB}) in the Listed Prix Zeddaan 15 days later at that distance at Maisons-Laffitte, she was again the bridesmaid behind another from that country in Simmie (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) in the Nov. 15 Listed Prix Yacowlef over 5 1/2 furlongs back at Chantilly. Returning with a confidence-building three-length success in a six-furlong conditions event at Fontainebleau Mar. 17, she had her limitations exposed over speed trips when 3 1/2-lengths second to France=s budding sprinting star Fas (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) in the Prix Sigy. Winning connections and their Classic winner | Emma Berry Held on to by Olivier Peslier early tracking old rival Charm Appeal who led her pack, Precieuse was out of her ground with the group racing up the middle tending to dominate. With Charm Appeal providing a perfect lead to the quarter pole, Peslier was unconcerned as the likes of Roly Poly (War Front) and Senga made their moves to her right. Giving Via Ravenna (Ire) (Raven=s Pass) a nudge as she was pulled out from behind the tiring leader, she picked up impressively to counter the attack of Sea of Grace on the wide outside and as she veered towards the Haggas runner it was clear that she was delivering an irresistible surge. There can be no fluke to this result and Precieuse is an unexposed filly at this trip, but as she is not entered for the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 23 her trainer will have to think about where to go now. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 14 MAY, 2017 Pouliches cont. AI don=t think she=ll stay much further than this and we will have to see how she comes out of it and decide what to do,@ Chappet said. AShe can always come back here for the [July 30 G1 Prix] Rothschild.@ William Haggas said of Sea of Grace, AShe is definitely better on that ground and settled well. She came from a little bit far VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS back, but at one stage I thought she=d win. I am obviously Gary King delighted and will bring her back for another group 1 race over a Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] mile, possibly the [G1] Irish 1000 Guineas [at The Curragh May + 1.732.320.0975 28].@ Heuristique=s trainer Francis-Henri Graffard commented, AI International Editor am delighted with the result. She was trained specifically for this Kelsey Riley and had a real race today, so we=ll see how she comes out of it, I Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN don=t think she=ll stay further than that and if she recovers well [email protected] she could come back in the [G2 Prix de] Sandringham [at European Editor Chantilly June 4].@ Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Pedigree notes... Associate International Editor Precieuse is the latest promoter of her Co. Limerick-based Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Knocktoran Stud of Brendan and Anne-Marie Hayes, with her dam Zut Alors having raced for the operation with distinction Contributing Editor Alan Carasso when third in the 2006 G3 Prix Miesque. She is also the dam of the G3 Prix Fille de l=Air runner-up Peut Etre (Ire) (Whipper) and Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin the Listed Hopeful S. third and 2014 Wokingham H. scorer Tom Frary Baccarat (Ire) (Dutch Art (GB). Zut Alors is one of five black-type [email protected] performers out of the four-times stakes winner Zeiting alongside Irish Correspondent the G2 Grosse Europa Meile hero Combat Zone (Ire) (Refuse To Daithi Harvey Bend {Ire}), the G3 Strensall S. scorer and G1 Caulfield Cup Regular Columnists runner-up Scottish (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and his G3 Geoffrey Freer Bill Oppenheim S-winning full-brother Royal Empire (Ire). The third dam Belle de Andrew Caulfield John Berry Cadix also produced the G3 Prix du Bois winner Dolled Up (Ire) Kevin Blake (Whipper) and is a three-parts sister to the triple group winner Tom Peacock and G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis runner-up Fortune=s Wheel (Ire) Send Press Releases to: (Law Society). Dolled Up=s half-sister Madany (Ire) (Acclamation [email protected] {GB}) is also the dam of the G1 Dewhurst S. and G1 2000 Guineas runner-up Massaat (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Zut Alors, whose group-placed half-sister Bikini Babe (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) produced an Exceed and Excel filly Rkaya who sold to Al Shaqab Racing as a yearling for i360,000, also has an as-yet unraced 2-year-old colt by Dark Angel (Ire) named Delph Crescent (Ire). CAN’T WAIT TO GET YOUR TDN BREAKING NEWS AND RACE RESULTS? Click Here to sign up for TDN Alerts TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 14 MAY, 2017 Saturday, Deauville, France (i102,000 Ylg >12 ARAUG). O-Mme Isabelle Corbani, Ecurie ABU DHABI POULE D=ESSAI DES POULICHES-G1, i500,000, DVL, Pandora Racing & Ahmed Mouknass; B-Serge Boucheron (IRE); 5-13, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:37.69, vsf. T-Francois Rohaut; J-Stephane Pasquier. i40,000. Lifetime 1--#@&PRECIEUSE (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Tamayuz (GB) Record: G1SW-Fr, GSW-Ger & G1SP-Eng, 22-9-2-2, i668,727. 1st Dam: Zut Alors (Ire) (GSP-Fr & SP-Ger), by Pivotal (GB) Werk Nick Rating: B+. 2nd Dam: Zeiting (Ire), by Zieten Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 3rd Dam: Belle de Cadix (Ire), by Law Society Purchased by MAB Agency (M-A Berghgracht) O-Mme Anne-Marie Hayes; B-Knocktoran Stud (IRE); T-Fabrice 2--Profitable (Ire), 126, h, 5, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Dani Ridge Chappet; J-Olivier Peslier. i285,700. Lifetime Record: 6-2-4-0, (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). (95,000gns Ylg >13 TAOCT). i345,600. *1/2 to Baccarat (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}), SP-Eng, O-Godolphin; B-Con Harrington (IRE); T-Clive Cox. i16,000. $321,096. Werk Nick Rating: A. 3--Finsbury Square (Ire), 132, g, 5, Siyouni (Fr)--Diamond Square Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.