23 August 2020
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The 17th Darley Prix Jean Romanet (Gr1) went to British raider Audarya (Wootton Bassett), who held off Ambition (Dubawi), who never gave in two months after a winning comeback in the Prix Corrida (Gr2).
The race was wide open, yet the two fillies left the field 4 lengths behind. Romancière (Dansili) stayed on in 3rd as Dariyma (City Zip), after travelling in the rear, finished well to snatch 4th place in front of Bolleville (Camelot), also seen behind most of the race.
Trained in Britain by James Fanshawe, bought for €125,000 at the Deauville sales, Audarya was a very successful and consistent performer on good ground last year, winning two races and finishing three times second, including once at Listed level. This season, on the other hand, she'd failed twice before winning again, most recently over 1m2f in a handicap on Newcastle’s all-weather track.
She is entered in the Prix de l'Opéra Longines (Gr1).
Her dam Green Bananas (Green Tune), bred in France by the Doumens at Haras d’Écouves, was trained by François Doumen. She was sold for € 2,000 in 2017 to Haras de Saint-Roch. She was exported to Tunisia.