Jannah Rose emerged as a French Oaks contender after winning in impressive fashion in the Prix Saint-Alary (G1) May 14 at Longchamp.
The daughter of Frankel bounded clear under Christophe Soumillon in the home straight to strike by three-quarters of a length from Elusive Princess , and was cut to 6-1 (from 10-1) with Coral for the Prix de Diane (G1) next month.
Carlos Laffon-Parias, who also entered her in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) this week, had considered a tilt at the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1) yet believed he made the right decision as he recorded a first top-level winner since 2019.
He said: “When she won a Group 3 on her second start I knew she must be a good filly. Today Christophe rode a very confident race and she looked the winner all the way up the home straight. She is now a group 1 filly but now she must go up in class again for the real deal [in the Prix de Diane]. She showed over 1,800 meters she would stay this trip. There was a moment when we thought about the Poule d’Essai but this looked easier.
David Menuisier’s representative Heartache Tonight —a half-sister to Group 1 winner Wonderful Tonight —finished a respectable fourth. The Aidan O’Brien-trained Boogie Woogie was sixth, while Bridestones, representing John and Thady Gosden, beat just one home.
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