ParisLongchamp: Amusingly triumphs in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere clash with Folsom Blues
The filly Amusingly won the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp under jockey Colin Keane. Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard expressed satisfaction with the performance and hinted at future racing plans.
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Amusingly oozed class in beating the colts to land the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp. <p>Francis-Henri Graffard surprised many when switching his Juddmonte-owned filly from the Prix Marcel Boussac against her own sex, but the decision was well and truly vindicated.</p><p>Colin Keane dropped his mount out last in the early stages and she tracked the odds-on favourite Folsom Blues, with both travelling ominously well.</p><p>Joseph O'Brien's National Stakes winner had no answer to the finishing burst of Amusingly, though, and the daughter of No Nay Never pulled away to win in tremendous fashion.</p><p>Graffard said: "She beat the filly that finished second in the Marcel Boussac (Data) very easily, so I was hoping I didn't make a mistake.</p><widget id="2"></widget><p>"She shows a lot of speed this filly, so I said to Barry Mahon (Juddmonte racing manager) she's more of a Commonwealth Cup filly than a Guineas filly for next year.</p><p>"I've no idea…
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