Full Result 3.40 Longchamp (FR) | 23 April 2000

Prix de la Grotte (Group 3) (Fillies)

(3yo) 1m Heavy

1st £21,134 2nd £7,685 3rd £3,842 4th £2,305

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Lady Of Chad (IRE) 13/10F Gerald Mosse Richard Gibson	Gerald Mosse Richard Gibson	3	90	–	–	110	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Sahara Breeze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked pacemaker, led 2f out, went 1l up inside final f, pushed out

2⁽³⁾ nk	2. Texalina (FR) 6/4 Olivier Peslier Jean De Roualle	Olivier Peslier Jean De Roualle	3	90	–	–	109	–
b f Kaldoun (FR) - Texan Beauty (FR) (Vayrann)
Raced in 3rd to straight, hard ridden and every chance 1f out, rallied close home

3⁽⁵⁾ 4 [4¼]	6. Gold Round (IRE) 67/10 Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	3	90	–	–	101	–
b f Caerleon (USA) - Born Gold (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, 5th straight, stayed on one pace from over 1f out

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [6¾]	5. Blue Moon (FR) 37/10 Thierry Thulliez X Nakkachdji	Thierry Thulliez X Nakkachdji	3	90	–	–	96	–
ch f Lomitas - To The Rainbow (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, 4th straight, never able to challenge

5⁽⁴⁾ 10 [16¾]	1. Slippering 9/1 Christophe Soumillon E Lellouche	Christophe Soumillon E Lellouche	3	90	–	–	76	–
b f Shining Steel - Sectarine (FR) (Maelstrom Lake)
Last straight, never a factor

6⁽⁶⁾ 20 [36¾]	4. Saone Et Loire (FR) 23/10 Norbert Jeanpierre Richard Gibson	Norbert Jeanpierre Richard Gibson	3	90 b	–	–	36	–
b f Always Fair (USA) - Saone (USA) (Bering)
Led to 2f out