Dettori Racks Up G1 No.17 For The Season

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A day before 's bid for a third Prix de l'Arc de , her has racked up a best 17th Group One win for the season.

Oaks winner , a -trained stablemate of Enable, led all the way to win the Prix de Royallieu at .

Every time it looked as if Anapurna was beginning to tire, however, she just managed to find a bit more and proved the one-mile-six (2800m) trip was no problem.

There was a bit of scrimmaging on the run to the line, with Delphina appearing to come off worst, but following an , the stewards left the result unchanged.

“She's very tough and, having already won a Classic, is clearly a very talented filly,” Dettori said.

“I made the choice to have Anapurna racing in that part of the track, as she is a better filly when racing three to four metres away from the rail.

“Sunday will be a lot different. However, the win was my 17th Group One success of the season which is a personal best and I'm very happy.”

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