Charlie Fellowes was bursting with satisfaction after seeing Shes Good push star French filly Zarigana shut within the Prix de la Grotte at ParisLongchamp.
Zarigana appeared a possible famous person within the making after successful her first two juvenile begins for Francis-Henri Graffard, however suffered a nostril defeat by the hands of her stablemate Vertical Blue when stepped as much as Group One degree for the Prix Marcel Boussac on Arc weekend in October.
She was once more an odds-on favorite for her return at Group Three degree and travelled strongly all through within the fingers of Mickael Barzalona, whereas Shes Good was free within the early phases and was quickly bowling alongside in entrance below Kieran Shoemark.
It appeared a query of how far Zarigana would win by when she produced along with her problem racing inside the ultimate two furlongs, however Shes Good refused to go down with no combat and as there was solely a neck between the pair on the line, Fellowes is eyeing a possible rematch in subsequent month’s French 1000 Guineas – the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches.
“It was a fantastic run, especially as I think that everything that could go wrong did go wrong,” the Newmarket handler stated of the filly, who’s owned by a syndicate established by social media influencer Basher Watts.
“We didn’t intend to steer and I feel she did loads in entrance, however the way in which she caught to the road, put her head out and made a really, excellent filly combat was actually encouraging.
“Once they was the straight I believed, ‘God, we’re a sitting duck right here’, however she’s received the guts of a lion, she’s gifted and I feel she beloved that floor as effectively – having the ability to get her toe in a bit helps her.
“I think we’ll probably come back for the French Guineas, I don’t see why not. She’s entered, so we don’t have to supplement her or anything like that, and I’d take the winner on again. She’s very good, but we’ve been beaten a neck and I think she warrants a trip back here in May.”
Shes Good is owned by a syndicate led by social media influencer Basher Watts and Fellowes added: “Basher and the rest of the guys are absolutely over the moon.
“It is an amazing story, 90 per cent of the folks in that syndicate have by no means owned any a part of a racehorse earlier than and Bash is doing an amazing job. He is bringing folks into the game, which is what we’d like, and he is received his fingers on fairly an excellent filly.”
