Full Result 3.30 Longchamp (FR) | 26 April 1992

Prix De La Grotte (Group 3)

(3yo) 1m Good

1st £20,555 2nd £8,222 3rd £4,111 4th £2,055

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	0. Absurde I (FR) 49/10 F Head F Boutin	F Head F Boutin	3	92	–	–	116	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Absolute (FR) (Luthier)
2nd str, disputed lead from 2f out, led 100yds out, ridden out, just held on

2⁽¹⁾ nse	0. Guislaine (FR) 17/5 C Asmussen P Bary	C Asmussen P Bary	3	92	–	–	115	–
br f Tropular - Clodette (Ben Trovato)
5th str, headway 1 1/2f out, hard ridden and ran on well final furlong

3⁽³⁾ snk [hd]	0. Verveine (USA) 13/10J A Lequeux E Lellouche	A Lequeux E Lellouche	3	92	–	–	114	–
br f Lear Fan (USA) - Venise (USA) (Nureyev)
4th str, headway 1 1/2f out, every chance final furlong, ran on well

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [½]	0. Euphonic I (USA) 47/10 Pat Eddery A Fabre	Pat Eddery A Fabre	3	92	–	–	–	–
ch f The Minstrel (CAN) - Razyana (USA) (His Majesty)
7th str, quickened 2f out, slight lead 1 1/2f out to 100yds out, no extra

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [3]	0. Polyxena (USA) 56/10 C Black Mme Christiane Head	C Black Mme Christiane Head	3	92	–	–	–	–
b f Lyphard (USA) - Minstrel Girl (FR) (Luthier)
6th str, outpaced 2f out, ran on again inside fnl fur

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	0. Urban Sea (USA) 30/1 M Boutin J Lesbordes	M Boutin J Lesbordes	3	92	–	–	–	–
ch f Miswaki (USA) - Allegretta (Lombard)
Last str, never nearer

7⁽⁸⁾ 4 [7¾]	0. Ken De Saron (USA) 14/1 E Legrix M Zilber	E Legrix M Zilber	3	92	–	–	–	–
b f Kenmare (FR) - Lyre De Saron (FR) (Luthier)
3rd str, soon weakened

8⁽²⁾ 15 [22¾]	0. Badiane (USA) 13/10J P Bruneau	P Bruneau	3	92	–	–	–	–
u u Green Forest (USA) -
Set pace, led str, dropped out quickly

Winning time: 1m 41.90s (slow by 6.70s) Total SP: 170%
1st owner: Miss Chryss J Goulandris (Absurde I) 1st breeder: Petra Bloodstock
2nd owner: Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard (Guislaine)
3rd owner: D Wildenstein (Verveine)

3:30 Longchamp (FR) 26 Apr 1992

Prix De La Grotte (Group 3)