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Monday 21st June 2010, Croise Laroche. The €18,000 Prix All Along (3yo Fillies Maiden-2,500m) was won by the Aga Khan representative Dialafara (Anabaa) for trainer Alain de Royer Dupre. The winning filly beat Estrela Palms (Muhtathir) by two and a half lengths, with Saiga River (Sinndar) a further three quarters of a length back in third.

Dialafara ran on only one previous occasion when finishing 4th over 2,000m at Fontainebleau. Her dam, Diamilina (Linamix) won the Group 2 Prix de Malleret and finished second in the Prix Vermeille behind Aquarelliste (Danehill). She also has a yearling old colt by Sinndar.
Victor et Luc Nolf – Third victory for Ile de Re
Freddie Head’s Ile de Re (Linamix) was successful in the €16,000 Prix Victor et Luc Nolf (4yo+ - 2,100m) when beating Satwa Pearl (Rock of Gibraltar) by 3 lengths. La Poesie (Pentire) finished a further three quarters of a length behind in third place.
Ile de Re has two previous wins under his belt from 11 starts in total, all ranging from 2,000 to 2,500 metres. Ile de Re has twice passed through the ring at Arqana, once in Deauville as a yearling when he was sold for €45,000, and then again at the Saint Cloud horses in training sale when he was bought back by Freddie Head for €75,000 (click here for catalogue page). His dam Ile Mamou (Ela Mana Mou) won one race in Germany but never won on her two French starts. She has produced just two other winners from her 6 offspring to have appeared on a racecourse. She also has a two year old filly, Ile Rouge (Red Ransom).
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