Pavlova creamed in French heat
Richard Fahey’s Anna Pavlova proved a bitter disappointment as outsider Avanti Polonia sprung a surprise in the Group Two Prix de Pomone at Deauville.
Held up at the rear by Davy Bonilla in the early stages, the Freddie Head-trained winner showed a smart change of gear to challenge Turfrose inside the final furlong and win a shade cosily.
Anna Pavlova, last of six in the Princess Of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket last time, travelled well for a long way but failed to pick up at the business end and came home fifth.
