HAPPILY beat the boys in the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Chantilly. Aidan O'Brien's filly was bidding for a second successive Group 1 success following her narrow victory over stablemate Magical in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh three weeks ago.

With Magical the chosen Ballydoyle representative in the Prix Marcel Boussac - finishing fourth - Happily instead took on the colts and was a hot favourite under Ryan Moore.

Charlie Appleby's pair of Mythical Magic and Masar controlled the pace, with leading home-trained runner Olmedo splitting the pair at the top of the home straight.

Masar responded to pressure to stay with the strong-travelling Olmedo, but neither had any answer when Happily quickened by in the last half-furlong.

Olmedo beat Masar to the runner-up spot, with Mythical Magic fading into fifth place.

Magical had to settle for fourth as Wild Illusion caused an upset in the Group 1 Total Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium des Pouliches.

Aidan O'Brien's filly arrived on the back of a narrow defeat in the Moyglare Stud Stakes and disputed favouritism with the previously unbeaten Polydream, but after tracking the pace under Ryan Moore, she could only stay on at the one pace in the straight.

Wild Illusion, trained by Charlie Appleby for Godolphin, made a winning debut at Yarmouth during the summer before finishing third in a Group 3 at this venue a month ago.

James Doyle's mount tracked the pacesetting Soustraction for much of the way before taking over entering the final two furlongs.

After being ridden with restraint, the Freddy Head-trained Polydream finished strongly down the outside of the field but it was too late as Wild Illusion kept her at bay comfortably. Mission Impassible narrowly beat Magical to third place.

Wild Illusion was added to the field earlier this week at a cost of €21,600.

Doyle said: "We had to supplement her and that was Charlie's doing – he was very confident today. She's a relentless galloper and I think having been round here before stood her in good stead."

Appleby was winning the race for the second successive year following the victory of Wuheida 12 months ago.

"I'm delighted. The improvement that she'd shown since her last run was enough to justify supplementing her," said the Newmarket-based trainer.

"I spoke to His Highness (Sheikh Mohammed) in depth about it and he said if we were happy with the horse we should go for it.

"We were delighted with her at home and we put the cheekpieces on, just because we felt going up to this level we wanted to keep her concentration up, nothing more than that. You could see there she's as genuine as the day is long.

"She's a lovely filly with a great pedigree and we'll put her away for the winter now. We can live the dream until next spring.

"I'm sure she'll be in the reckoning for the 1000 Guineas, but on the basis of that, she's a relentless galloper and staying is going to be her thing."