Lazzat maintained his unbeaten report with a scintillating show within the ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville.
A winner of his earlier 5 begins having solely begun his racing profession in January, the Territories gelding added to his slender success over Jean-Claude Rouget’s reopposing Havana Cigar in Group Three firm as he stepped as much as the very best degree for the primary time.
Kieran Cotter’s Matilda Picotte led the way in which within the early phases, with Lazzat positioned among the many pursuers alongside Rouget’s Prix Jean Prat scorer Puchkine.
Jane Chapple-Hyam’s July Cup winner Mill Stream – carrying the principle British hopes – was additionally handily poised, however not one of the opposition had a solution to Lazzat as soon as jockey Antonio Orani requested his mount to activate the afterburners.
The three-year-old stormed to a snug success, main dwelling an all-French high three, from Carlos and Yann Lerner’s Exxtra in second and Yann Barberot’s Beauvatier in third. Andrew Balding’s Flora Of Bermuda was the very best British-trained runner in fourth, with Mill Stream a spot additional again.
Reynier mentioned: “It was simply wonderful and when you’ve an unbeaten horse and are climbing up the hill step-by-step and also you attain Group One degree, to win that means is simply unbelievable.
“This horse race is pushing all the boundaries and it’s unbelievable the way in which he was bodily and mentally right this moment, he was so sturdy and it provides you a lot confidence.
“He’s a bit like Facteur Cheval, he never lets you down, and he is exciting for the coming months and years – he’s a gelding so he is going to run forever hopefully if he can stay safe and sound.
“Marianafoot received seven in a row and received the Maurice de Gheest for his eighth and he was a twin Group Three winner earlier than this race identical to Lazzat. Each of them are actual champions and Lazzat goes on any floor and on left, proper or straight programs so he ticks many containers.”
British racing fans were denied a glimpse of Lazzat when he skipped the Qatar Goodwood Festival to plunder this valuable sprinting prize, while the Nurlan Bizakov-owned gelding could be heading to Australia in the autumn for a shot at the prestigious Golden Eagle.
Reynier told Sky Sports Racing: “We won’t wait to see him once more and we’re spacing out his races so we will be aiming on the proper races each time. He was entered within the Lennox and the Sussex [Stakes] at Goodwood, however the proprietor needed to have day on the races right this moment.
“Ramadan won the Prix Daphnis for him and now Lazzat has won the Maurice de Gheest, so I’m very happy for him because he is a good supporter of us.
“He is accomplished the seven furlongs at Longchamp very well when profitable the Prix Paul de Moussac so he has been entered within the Prix de la Foret.
“But obviously the prize money for the Golden Eagle is unbelievable and that would be a great challenge and we would love to go to Australia with a runner – and he wouldn’t be just any kind of runner. Maybe we will be tempted.
“The logistics are fairly arduous to place in place with two weeks’ quarantine in Newmarket and two weeks’ quarantine over there, but when he feels properly and he’ll journey OK – he is very simple to deal with and to cope with. He does not want a lot work, he is only a good horse and a pure champion, I feel.”
