Andromeda Galaxy lands Listed prize for Crastus

Report: France, Wednesday

Fontainebleau: Prix Charles Laffitte (Listed) 1m2f, 3yo fillies

Andromeda Galaxy (Elie Lellouche/Anthony Crastus) came out on top in the battle of the Wildenstein fillies, with the same owners' Peinture Abstraite having to settle for a close-up third.

The Frederic Rossi-trained Splendido threatened to spoil the party under a determined Franck Blondel, going under by a short head, with the three principals clear of the rest.

After being run at several different tracks in recent years, the Prix Charles Laffitte was moved to Fontainebleau for the first time this season, and in Andromeda Galaxy had a winner who finished fifth in the Group 1 Prix de Diane in June.

"She's a good-actioned filly with superb acceleration and I think that 2000m [1m2f] is just about the limit for her," said Crastus.

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Fontainebleau: Prix de Bonneval (Listed) 5½f, 3yo+

Mariol (Robert Collet/Sebastien Maillot) handled Fontainebleau's specialist sprint track to land a contest dominated by those drawn high.

After the field had to be reloaded following a faulty start, Mariol was able to grab a prominent position from stall 11 of 13, as the field split into two groups.

At halfway the stands' side group had a clear advantage and it stayed that way as Mariol finished a length and a quarter clear of the Jennifer Bidgood-trained Lisselan Diva, with the same distance back to Green Dandy.

The first three home were drawn in the three highest numbered stalls, and with the winner paying 39-1 on the Paris-Mutuel, and the third 56-1, any lucky punters who correctly found the trio will have struck gold with a payout of €5,338.20 for a €1 stake.