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Flotilla produces a record-breaking performance in French 1000

Flotilla produced a record-breaking performance when getting up in the final strides to land the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp yesterday.

Flotilla produces a record-breaking performance in French 1000

Mon, 13 May, 2013 - 01:00

Claude Dupont

Last season’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf winner came with a rattling run under Christophe Lemaire to collar the Andre Fabre-trained favourite Esoterique close home and oblige by a neck.

Trainer Mikel Delzangles’ decision to run Sage Melody as a pacemaker paid off as Flotilla set a record time for the mile showpiece.

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Courts Racing Place: Longchamp Place: Newmarket Place: Park Reel Place: York Place: Lingfield Place: Surrey Person: Christophe Lemaire Person: Andre Fabre Person: Mikel Delzangles’Person: Sage Melody Person: Flotilla Person: Tasaday Person: Zurigha Person: Richard Hannon Person: Richard Hughes Person: Ralph Beckett Person: Delzangles Person: Style Vendome Person: Nicolas Clement Person: Thierry Thulliez Person: Aidan O’Brien Person: Hannon Person: Jamie Spencer Person: Philippe Sogorb Person: David O’Meara Person: Clive Cox Person: Fabre Person: Tabelaux Person: O’Brien Person: Greatwood Person: Telescope Person: Luca Cumani Person: Sir Person: Michael Stoute Person: Dante Person: Highclere Person: Managing Director Person: Harry Herbert Person: Luca Person: King Edward VII Person: King Edward Event: Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Event: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’Event: Waterway Run Event: Breeders’ Cup race Event: Prix Diane Event: Coronation Stakes Event: 2000 Guineas Event: Prix Djebel Event: Prix du Jockey Club Event: St James’s Palace Stakes Event: Prix de Saint-Georges Event: Festive Cheer Event: Betfred Dante Stakes Event: Betfred Derby Trial Event: Investec Derby Organisation: Flotilla Organisation: Qipco Organisation: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Organisation: Telescope

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