Diego Velazquez held off a late cost from Notable Speech to return out on prime within the Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.
The bay was working alongside stablemate The Lion In Winter within the Group One, who was joined by Roger Teal’s Dancing Gemini in making a lot of the working all through the one-mile journey.
Diego Velazquez was at all times travelling nicely on the skin, nonetheless, and threw down his problem within the last levels to see off a speedy end on the inside rail from Charlie Appleby’s Notable Speech, who was overwhelmed only a head. Dancing Gemini was an extra three-quarters of a size again in third.
“He was always a very good horse, we’re over the moon,” O’Brien instructed Sky Sports activities Racing.
“We thought this race would go well with him, he is been working brilliantly. I am so delighted.
“He’s very tough and genuine, he had very good form at two and three and Christophe gave him a brilliant ride.”
Of The Lion In Winter, who light to finally come dwelling final of all, O’Brien added: “He is green and he wasn’t sure of himself in front, maybe he found it a little bit strange.”
An emotional Sangster was thrilled at his new acquisition’s success, including: “It means a lot, we’re so lucky.
“MV [Magnier, former co-owner] is considered one of my oldest and biggest buddies and once I got here to him with the presentation of shopping for the horse to face on the Nationwide Stud, he was absolutely supportive.
“We were lucky to buy him and we’re even luckier now, that’s for sure!
“He is a completely beautiful horse, he is so robust, so real. He is an exceptional mover and to be sincere, when he got here out of his field you could possibly already see him on the stallion barn on the Nationwide Stud.
“I’m a little lost for words to be honest, but I’m so delighted. He deserved to get that Group One today and I’m just so delighted to be involved with him.”
Regardless of defeat Charlie Appleby was nonetheless happy with Notable Speech, who returned to kind to an extent having didn’t hit the heights of his three-year-old profession to this point this time period.
“You’ve got to take the positives out of a defeat, he’s right back up there with his top form again,” the coach stated.
“We’ll head to Canada now for the Woodbine Mile and then go back to the Breeders’ Cup.
“You are going to be both a hero or a villain with him due to the best way you have to trip him.
“He needs burying, some days you’ll get it and some days you won’t and today he just had to wait for a stride or two.”
