Shock loss for ace filly Treve
Star filly Treve lost her unbeaten record after a thrilling tussle with Cirrus des Aigles in the Prix Ganay at Longchamp. In a high-class renewal of the contest, the field were taken along at a fair pace by the favourite's stablemate Belle De Crecy from the start. Ed Dunlop's Joshua Tree took up the advantage in the false straight, coming wide off the bend along with the pacemaker, but against the far rail the real race was developing with Christophe Soumillon sending Cirrus Des Aigles to the front and firing him up. Frankie Dettori brought Treve on his outside two furlongs out and there was little between the pair from that point onwards, Treve narrowly edging ahead, before Cirrus Des Aigles (returned the 7/2 second-favourite with British bookmakers and 100/30 on the Pari-Mutuel) battled back to regain the advantage in the final strides and score by a short neck. Norse King finished four and a half lengths back in a never-nearer third. The pair could clash again in the Prin...
