Amusingly oozed class in beating the colts to land the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Paris Longchamp. Francis-Henri Graffard surprised many when switching his Juddmonte-owned filly from the Prix Marcel Boussac against her own sex, but the decision was well and truly vindicated.
Colin Keane dropped his mount out last in the early stages and she tracked the odds-on favourite Folsom Blues, with both travelling ominously well. Joseph O'Brien's National Stakes winner had no answer to the finishing burst of Amusingly, though, and the daughter of No Nay Never pulled away to win in tremendous fashion.
Graffard said: "She beat the filly that finished second in the Marcel Boussac (Data) very easily, so I was hoping I didn't make a mistake. She shows a lot of speed this filly, so I said to Barry Mahon (Juddmonte racing manager) she's more of a Commonwealth Cup filly than a Guineas filly for next year."
Keane added: "I think the decision to run in this race rather than the Boussac was a bit of a combination of everyone, it just looked like the last day over a mile she failed to see out the final half-furlong. She's a filly with a lot of class and lot of pace."
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