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Asfoora Wins Prix de l'Abbaye to Complete Rare Nunthorpe–Abbaye Double

A last-minute Uber delivery of her passport allowed the Australian-trained mare to start.

Overview

  • Oisín Murphy steered the 9-4 favorite to victory over five furlongs on Arc day at ParisLongchamp.
  • The mare finished ahead of 80-1 runner-up Jawwal, with She's Quality third.
  • Trainer Henry Dwyer said the team was within about 90 seconds of being scratched after the wrong papers reached the course.
  • Dwyer put an Uber driver on a reported £200 retainer to collect the passport from Chantilly, with delivery recorded at 2:33pm before a 2:40 cutoff.
  • The triumph followed her August Nunthorpe win at York, and Dwyer said he believes she is the first Australian-trained horse to win in France.