Unfortunately, our ante-post bet on Map Of Stars has fallen by the wayside. I was hoping he’d run a huge race in his final prep but he never figured after stumbling at the start and Graffard has decided he isn’t ready for the race this year.
Now that the final field is confirmed and the draw has been done, I am going to go in on another Graffard contender. I was tempted by Daryz who has been handed a lovely starting berth in stall 2 but he’s shortening up and at much tastier odds, I think Quisisana is a live contender.
This 5yo daughter of Le Havre has reportedly been hard to
keep right. That explains why she has only run eight times in her career (won
six of those starts) but Graffard has had a clear run with her this season and
she has shown how good a racemare she is.
Hat Trick
She comes into this year’s Arc on the back of a hat-trick of
wins at around 1m2f. It was a minor race she won on her reappearance at
Compiegne (1m2f, vry soft) but she made short work of her rivals in a 1m2f
Chantilly listed race on soft on her next start.
For her next start, Quisisana was pitched into G1 company
for the first time in the Prix Romanet and again, she put a quality field to
the sword, this time on better ground. The way she quickened to put daylight
between herself and the rest of the field was impressive and the gap wasn’t
closing as she hit the line strongly.
Unlike her stablemate Daryz, she has raced over 1m4f before
and it resulted in a 5l Listed victory at Chantilly. Now, the one worry is the fact
that Graffard has stated she is fragile so that has dissuaded me from making her
a NAP bet. However, if she is 100% and at her best, Quisisana is more than capable
of outrunning her odds of 33/1 from a decent draw in stall 7.
2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Tip: Quisisana e/w @ 33/1
(4 places W Hill)
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