The French Raider Lazzat broke the Japanese hearts when he overcome Satono clas in an exciting international finish with the challenges of Queen Elizabeth II jubilant to Royal Ascot.
It was the Lazzat of Jerome Reynier, who made each court in the hands of James Doyle, who remained the strongest in the last stages, hitting his first departure for the Wathnan owners in contradiction of 9-2 to continue a good week for his rider and his owners.
There was a drama after the arrival when Lazzat did not change the Doyle while the pair returned to receive the applause of Ascot, with the young child of four years for a certain time before being finally caught and returned safely in the stables.
Lazzat added a second victory in group one to his count after landing the Maurice de Gheest prize last year, but he had been beaten in Australia when he sent his trips to the end of the campaign.
Reynier, Sellant his first winner of Royal Ascot, said: “He did it [win at the top level] To three -year -old children in Mauritius of Gheest de Deauville, but after being until Australia and Hong Kong.
“I was a little afraid that it was going to be difficult to find Lazzat in the same way as him, but obviously, we tried it for more than one mile to open its options, but it is a pure sprinter and we will stick to the distances of sprint on the straight routes for its future.
“It was a pretty difficult challenge [from Satono Reve]. I looked at all his shopping and he still arrives late and he still runs, but James had a very good feeling with the horse and when the Japanese came to him, he put his ears back and walked again and he said that there was no way that he was going to pass it today. “”
He added: “The July Cup arrives a little quickly, I suppose, but perhaps we will defend his crown in Mauritius of Gheest, we have the sprint cup and we can be back here in October because it can manage any soil. If the ground is heavy, it can do it too.
“He is a very good champion. Today, everything went well for once and we are happy to have a first winner of Royal Ascot, especially for Wathnan and Nurlan Bizakov as a breeder. I am very happy for the links involved.”
