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Asfoora Completes Rare NunthorpeAbbaye Double After Last-Minute Passport Dash

The win marked the first French success by an Australian-trained horse.

Overview

  • Asfoora captured the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp under Oisín Murphy to add to her August Nunthorpe triumph.
  • A paperwork mix-up left her passport in Chantilly, forcing a rapid Uber delivery that reached the track just in time to avoid a non-runner ruling.
  • Trainer Henry Dwyer said he put the driver on a £200 retainer and estimated they were about 90 seconds from missing the race.
  • Longshot Jawwal finished second at 80-1 with She's Quality third as Asfoora prevailed as the 9-4 favorite.
  • Dwyer described the Arc-day victory as surreal and said the mare coped with rain-softened ground despite pre-race concerns.