27 Abr. FR. Prix Vanteaux. G3. Longchamp. 1.850 mts. Turf. 80.000 €
1.- BELLE ALLURE (D.Bonilla)
2.- WAIT AND SEE (D.Boeuf)
3.- PROVISO (S.Pasquier)


The Rupert Pritchard Gordon-trained Belle Allure (Numerous) secured her place in the French Oaks after winning the G.3 Prix Vanteaux at Longchamp this afternoon, upsetting Proviso (Dansili), unlucky runner-up to Listen in last year’s G.1 Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

With just six in the field it was always to be a slowly-run race. Proviso took the field along with Trip To Glory (Where Or When) alongside. Cymbal (Singspiel) followed in third with Wait And See (Montjeu) towards the outer. A further two lengths separated her from Belle Allure with Step Softly (Golan) a further length away at the rear of the field.

There was no change in the order until the six turned for home. Proviso and Trip To Glory stepped up the tempo as Davy Bonilla on Belle Allure began their approach from the behind.

Belle Allure showed an impressive turn of foot as did Wait And See who got squeezed against Proviso but it was always Belle Allure who had the advantage and went on to win by 1½ lengths from Wait And See with Proviso two lengths back in third.

Until today Belle Allure had won just one race from four starts as a juvenile and seems to have come on considerably since her ninth place in last year’s G.1 Prix Marcel Boussac.