Full Result 2.15 Deauville (FR) | 7 August 2016

LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Good

1st £159,655.88 2nd £63,873.53 3rd £31,936.76 4th £15,954.41 5th £7,991.18

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	3. Signs Of Blessing (IRE) 12/1 Stephane Pasquier F Rohaut	Stephane Pasquier F Rohaut	5	92	–	51	119	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Sun Bittern (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Made all, broke well and led towards centre of track, driven clear inside final 2f, ridden well over 1f out, edged left and stayed on well final furlong, never really challenged

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	11. Donjuan Triumphant (IRE) 10/1 Alexis Badel Richard Fahey	Alexis Badel Richard Fahey	3	811	–	46	115	–
b c Dream Ahead (USA) - Mathuna (IRE) (Tagula)
Waited with towards rear, took closer order halfway, hard ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, went 2nd 80yds out, never on terms with winner

3⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [1½]	10. Jimmy Two Times (FR) 11/1 Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	3	811	–	45	114	–
gr c Kendargent (FR) - Steel Woman (IRE) (Anabaa)
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, hard ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge

4⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [1¾]	8. Suedois (FR) 7/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	5	92	–	45	114	–
b g Le Havre (IRE) - Cup Cake (IRE) (Singspiel)
Always close up on far side, 2nd and ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure, labouring final 1/2f, lost 2nd 80yds out

5⁽¹⁾ shd [2]	4. Dutch Connection 7/2 William Buick Charles Hills	William Buick Charles Hills	4	92	–	45	114	–
ch c Dutch Art - Endless Love (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
Settled last of three in stands' side group, towards rear overall when headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure and edged right inside final furlong, not pace to get on terms

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2½]	15. Attendu (FR) 12/1 Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias	Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias	3	811	–	43	111	–
b c Acclamation - Gwenseb (FR) (Green Tune)
Waited with in touch, chased front rank when ridden 2f out, kept on at same pace

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	16. Damila (FR) 33/1 Cristian Demuro H-A Pantall	Cristian Demuro H-A Pantall	3	88	–	35	103	–
b f Milanais (FR) - Dawaes (FR) (Marchand De Sable)
Waited with towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, run flattened out last 75yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [6¾]	2. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 11/1 Richard Kingscote T Hogan	Richard Kingscote T Hogan	8	92	–	32	100	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Chased leader, 3rd and ridden 2f out, dropped away well over 1f out

9⁽¹³⁾ ½ [7¼]	9. Black Max (FR) 66/1 Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	3	811	–	30	98	–
b g Fuisse (FR) - Okapina (FR) (Okawango)
Waited with in midfield, slightly outpaced towards rear before halfway, hard ridden 1 1/2f out, never in contention

10⁽⁷⁾ 4 [11¼]	14. Schang (GER) 25/1 Ioritz Mendizabal P Vovcenko	Ioritz Mendizabal P Vovcenko	3	811	–	18	86	–
b c Contat (GER) - Shaheen (GER) (Tertullian)
Settled in midfield, ridden and not quicken 2f out, soon beaten

11⁽³⁾ ½ [11¾]	7. The Right Man 22/1 Francois-Xavier Bertras D Guillemin	Francois-Xavier Bertras D Guillemin	4	92	–	18	86	–
br g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Three Owls (IRE) (Warning)
Chased leader in stands' side group of three, ridden and weakened well over 2f out

12⁽²⁾ 1½ [13¼]	13. Gifted Master (IRE) 14/1 Mickael Barzalona Hugo Palmer	Mickael Barzalona Hugo Palmer	3	811	–	13	80	–
b g Kodiac - Shobobb (Shamardal)
Led stands' side group of three, ridden and struggling from halfway, behind when hampered by faller 75yds out

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [16¼]	1. Love Spirit 33/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot Louis Baudron	Pierre-Charles Boudot Louis Baudron	6	92	–	5	73	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Indian Maiden (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Waited with in touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, lost place 2f out, behind when heavily eased final furlong

14⁽⁹⁾ 10 [26¼]	12. Ross Castle (IRE) 66/1 Tony Piccone Matthieu Palussiere	Tony Piccone Matthieu Palussiere	3	811	–	–	43	–
b g Bushranger (IRE) - Bulrushes (Byron)
Always among backmarkers, well behind final furlong

F⁽⁶⁾	5. Gold-Fun (IRE) 11/4F Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson	Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson	7	92 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Le Vie Dei Colori - Goodwood March (Foxhound)
Chased leader travelling strongly, disputed 3rd and ridden inside final 2f, hung left under pressure 1 1/2f out, 7th and looked held when fell fatally 75yds out