Full Result 2.30 Longchamp (FR) | 6 October 2013

Prix de l'Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Soft

1st £185,821.14 2nd £74,341.46 3rd £37,170.73 4th £18,569.11 5th £9,300.81

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Dalkala (USA) 8/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	4	92	–	47	115	–
b f Giant's Causeway (USA) - Daltaya (FR) (Anabaa)
Dwelt slightly but quickly recovered, midfield in touch, going best 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to challenge towards finish, driven to lead post

2⁽²⁾ nse	5. Tasaday (USA) 5/2F Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	3	811	–	47	115	–
rg f Nayef (USA) - Tashelka (FR) (Mujahid)
Tracked leader, cruised up to challenge over 2f out, ridden and soon led, stayed on but strongly pressed towards finish and headed post

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [¼]	3. Thistle Bird 12/1 James Doyle Roger Charlton	James Doyle Roger Charlton	5	92	–	46	114	–
b m Selkirk (USA) - Dolma (FR) (Marchand De Sable)
Held up in touch in last quartet on inner, pushed along over 2f out, angled left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly and went 3rd towards finish, not quite reach leaders

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [1½]	7. Red Lips (GER) 16/1 Fabrice Veron Andreas Lowe	Fabrice Veron Andreas Lowe	3	811	–	44	112	–
b f Areion (GER) - Rosarium (GER) (Zinaad)
Restrained early, prominent on inner, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and dropped to 4th towards finish

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¼]	4. Gifted Girl (IRE) 10/1 Tom Queally Paul Cole	Tom Queally Paul Cole	4	92	–	42	110	–
b f Azamour (IRE) - Hoodwink (IRE) (Selkirk)
Dwelt, held up in last pair on inner, last 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on steadily, angled left and went 5th close home, never nearer

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3½]	8. Silasol (IRE) 5/1 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	3	811	–	40	108	–
b f Monsun (GER) - Stormina (USA) (Gulch)
Soon led, strongly pressed over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, kept on until no extra inside final furlong, faded and dropped to 6th close home

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	9. Eleuthera (FR) 33/1 Cristian Demuro P Demercastel	Cristian Demuro P Demercastel	3	811	–	37	105	–
ch f Spirit One (FR) - Class A Fair (FR) (Shining Steel)
Steadied and held up in last pair on outer, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on but never threatened

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [5¾]	2. Sarkiyla (FR) 9/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	4	92	–	35	103	–
b f Oasis Dream - Sarlisa (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in touch in last quartet on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on but never threatened

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¼]	6. Secret Gesture 9/2 Jamie Spencer Ralph Beckett	Jamie Spencer Ralph Beckett	3	811	–	35	103	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Shastye (IRE) (Danehill)
Prominent on outer, ridden and brief effort 2f out, soon no extra and beaten, faded and dropped to last inside final furlong

9 ran Winning time: 2m 9.03s (slow by 5.83s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Dalkala) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan Studs Sc
2nd owner: Godolphin SNC (Tasaday)
3rd owner: Lady Rothschild (Thistle Bird)

Dalkala & Sarkiyla coupled on PMU. Industry SPs shown

2:30 Longchamp (FR) 6 Oct 2013

Prix de l'Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)