€130,000 Prix de Malleret (Gr2): Survie confirms French Oaks' form

Saturday, July 13, 2024, ParisLongchamp Racecourse (Paris). - Run over 1m1/2, the €130,000 Prix de Malleret (Gr2) is a race for 3-year-old fillies that could be nicknamed the Paris Oaks. The favourite Survie (Churchill), second in the Prix de Diane Longines (Gr1) over 10.5 furlongs last time out, held off a strong late run from Mosaïque (Dubawi), who couldn’t quite keep up in the end after a fast second last furlong. Candala (Frankel), eighth in the Chantilly classic, had tracked the leader Sinology (Study of Man) along the rail but struggled to pull herself out of there and ultimately couldn’t overtake Mosaïque, finishing nearly a length behind in 3rd place.

Survie maintained her effort to the finish line, winning by a clear length. She posted the fastest time over the final furlong, clocking 11.2 seconds in the lead.

This victory marks Survie’s third win. Her owner, Gérard Augustin-Normand, bred her. Survie is the third foal out of Sotteville, a talented mare who won three consecutive races at 2 and 3 years old, including the Derby du Languedoc (L), and placed third in the Prix Minerve (Gr3) and Prix de Royallieu (Gr2). Sotteville is a full sister to Crisolles (Le Havre), placed in the Prix de la Nonette (Gr2), and is also the dam of Barfleur (Rajsaman), a handicap mare, and an unraced 4-year-old gelding, Saint-Hymer (Olympic Glory). She also has a 2-year-old by Mehmas, trained by Stéphanie Nigge, and a filly by Zarak, born in 2023.