The beautiful season of Francis-Henri Graffard continued in Deauville while Woodshauna claimed an exciting Jean Prat prize.
Winner at group level three in Chantilly on his last departure, the Colt was then bought by the American businessman John Stewart for £ 625,000 during the sale of Goff in London on the eve of Royal Ascot and immediately saw the increased form when the Chantilly finalist for Sandals won the Commonwealth Cup in Royal Ascot.
Maranoa Charlie of Christopher Head, who finished fourth in Chantilly, led the ground along this time during his first outing in the colors of Bond Groundbreds, based in Yorkshire, with Christophe Soumillon without precipitation while he anchors Woodshauna on the back.
Maranoa Charlie refused to lie down while the race was starting to develop, with the shadow of the light of Charlie Appleby and The Lion in winter of Aidan O’Brien, making their challenge on each side.
However, none ended as strongly as Woodshauna, who made his way towards the front time to direct a French two, with Maranoa Charlie stopping for second place, the lion in winter third and Shadow of Light fourth, with half a length covering them all. The cosmic year was laid wrong after looking at a threat.
Graffard said: “It’s a pretty horse and its strong shape. We decided to jump Ascot and I wanted the horse to be strong for this race and it worked.
“He has a lot of speed and I think that seven furlongs are the maximum for him. We will have to see what we do with him, that we postpone him from a distance or if we stick to seven, but it is a big step today. It is a nice horse with a great attitude and that he improves physically.
“He received a very good walk by Christophe and took the right lead all the time.”
He added: “Each time I went up in class, he replied well. I think that if he was closer to Djebel, he would have been very dangerous and on this form and my conviction, I was not afraid today.
“I am so happy for John [Stewart] Who is such a charming and enthusiastic man for industry and he kept faith in me and let me do what I think is best for horses and is rewarded today with a great victory.
“The Maurice de Gheest Prize could certainly be on the cards and I think it will be better removed from a distance. I will see how it comes out, but it could be a race that we target.”
Meanwhile, the Bond Guroresbreds team sails when I saw Maranoa Charlie running on a home floor in York after their recent purchase has failed to do everything in the group’s group.
“It’s an excellent race to be second in a group, incredible. It was obviously a big purchase and it seems that we made the right choice,” said Charlie Bond de Bond. Sky Sports Racing.
“This is our first horse in France and the last time we were here, we were winning the Abbey Prize [in 2014]So we like to come to France.
“Christopher form it and we will follow his advice. I think he returns to York for the challenges of the city of York and we have always said that it was a good springboard to this breed, but if Christopher decides something else, we will follow his advice, it is him, we do not like to interfere.”
