Shes Perfect team unsuccessful in French Guineas appeal

Connections of Shes Perfect have had their appeal against the result of the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches dismissed.

The Charlie Fellowes-trained filly passed the post first at ParisLongchamp, a nose ahead of hot favourite Zarigana, but the placings were reversed after the pair came close together over a furlong out, with the French officials deciding the interference was enough to have affected the result.

Zarigana’s jockey Mickael Barzalona also dropped his whip in the closing stages and then proceeded to slap his mount on the neck as a form of encouragement, raising concerns from Fellowes and Shes Perfect’s owners, the Basher Watts Syndicate.

However, after hearing the appeal on Tuesday, France Galop confirmed the Classic result on Wednesday.