Jabracadabra Winning Connections
JABRACADABRA put up an impressive performance yesterday to win the Group Two Qatar Prix Chaudenay at ParisLongchamp’s Arc meeting for trainer, Amy Murphy.
The horse was one of two runners for Amy, the second being Victoire Magique who was the more fancied of the two horses in the betting and who went into the race on the back of a win over course and distance (1m7f) at the Parisian track a month ago.
Victoire, under Cristian Demuro, was sent off the 39/10 third favourite of eight runners with his stablemate the fourth favourite at 94/10. Victoire was always prominent but it was a slowly run race and when they quickened two furlongs out, he was found wanting whereas Jabracadabra who was travelling sweetly behind, took it up a furlong out and won nicely by two lengths from Space Waltz.
Jabracadabra winning the Qatar Prix Chaudenay
The pace of the race suited the winner, who also appreciated the quicker ground (officially Good) than Victoire but take nothing away from Jabracadabra, for whom this was his fifth win this year from 10 career starts. He has started winning back in April in a maiden at Le Mans!
It was a marvellous win, the biggest of his career for Belgian jockey Ebbe Verhestraetenm, who had only lost his apprentice claim last week! Huge congratulations to Ebbe, winning owner, Kevin Freeman and friends and to Amy, for whom this was her biggest success to date on the flat.
There were jubilant scenes in the paddock after the race! As for Victoire Magique, although his bubble had been slightly burst after he’d won three of his last four, including a a Listed and a Group 3, as well as being second in the a Group 3, he was only beaten 3 3/4 lengths and still collected prize money.
The two horses have had fabulous seasons and both have entries in the Group One Prix Royal Oak at St Cloud on 25 October.
