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Danedream tempests to startle win
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An amazing result for Danedream, a filly bought for a anthem - €9000 - and tiny understood appearance Germany until today. The absence of consideration in the build-up was at fewest partial for often British, Irish and French racing nay to countenance even the thought of a winner from outside their surround. So when three €100,000 late entries were made ashore Monday, many deemed namely if Andre Fabre (Meandre) or John Gosden (Masked Marvel) were advising their employers to disburse up, everybody ought take notice. Danedream's adding got mini say; she, Peter Schiergen and German racing had the last laugh

German horse Danedream captured the coveted Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in a record time at a sweltering Longchamp.

The 20-1 three-year-old won by five lengths from Shareta, and Snow Fairy completed one all-filly altitude three.

Workforce, commanding to transform the 1st back-to-back Arc champion for 33 years, finished well adrift in 12th area.

Earlier Frankie Dettori commemorated the 500th Group-race winner of his vocation when he rode Dabirsim to victory in the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.

Danedream's time of two minutes 24.49 seconds eclipsed the previous best in the showpiece, set by Peintre Celebre in 1997, by 11/100's of a second.

Ridden by Andrasch Starke, Peter Schiergen's filly ran explicit in devastating fashion inside the last furlong to add to her two Group One victories in her homeland.

The only other German-trained winner in Europe's maximum prestigious race, first run in 1920, was Star Appeal,Longchamp Koffer Reisetasche, ridden by Greville Starkey, in 1975.

Schiergen said: "This is my best moment in racing. I don't believe it - she was such an cozy winner.

"It's fantastic and she namely the best horse I have trained. It's a excellent moment. She is a small filly with a huge, big heart and there's no better race to win.

"I have trained some Group winners, but she is the greatest filly I have ever trained. She won her last two races very lightly, but I didn't think she would be such an easy winner. This is a actually big daytime for German racing."

Under perfect clear blue skies in Paris, the early running in the big race was made by 66-1 shot Shareta, thought to be barely a pacesetter for the highly-fancied Sarafina, but she held on admirably when the Aga Khan's pre-race favourite was seventh.

Ed Dunlop's Snow Fairy had the absolute voyage throughout under Dettori, merely could no mate the winner's corner of foot.

Snow Fairy had the perfect trip throughout under Frankie Dettori, but could not match the winner's turn of foot.

Dettori said of Snow Fairy: "She ran a super race. A furlong and a half out I thought we had a big opportunity but when the winner kicked that was that."

Dunlop added: "I'm very pride to be third in an Arc, it was a great run and she was the leading older horse in the race. It was probably the race of her life.

"We ran with a outlook to coming from off the pace and I was joyed with her effort.

"That was merely her fourth run, so hopefully she'll work back to Japan as the marathon she won last annual alternatively maybe even the Japan Cup or Hong Kong. She stays in exercising next year.

"It's great for the German filly, she was exceptional today."