By Tom Frary
While Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was blowing her history bid at the start of Sunday's G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville, Nurlan Bizakov's G1 Queen Anne Stakes hero Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}–Futoon {Ire}, by Kodiac {GB}) was getting ready to do his thing and wrap up another top-level triumph in contrastingly straightforward fashion. After Cheveley Park Stud's mare had forfeited several lengths out of the gates, this was down to who would profit and the answer was the 9-10 favourite as he supplemented his Royal Ascot success under Silvestre De Sousa.
Positioned near the pace as usual, the grey took control passing the two-furlong marker and spread his wings for a three-length verdict over the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Metropolitan (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}). Inspiral, whose profile becomes increasingly mercurial as her career progresses, was only a head further behind in third in what probably amounts to one of her most impressive performances given the distance she surrendered at the start.
(Silvestre de Sousa) triomphe dans le Prix du Haras de Fresnay – Le Buffard Jacques le Marois (Gr.1) !
Le pensionnaire de Roger Varian s'est montré impérial pour s'adjuger le premier Groupe 1 de sa carrière en France !
C'est un deuxième groupe 1 consécutif… pic.twitter.com/7XxcOo6MsP
— Equidia (@equidia) August 11, 2024
Sunday, Deauville, France
PRIX DU HARAS DE FRESNAY-LE-BUFFARD JACQUES LE MAROIS-G1, €1,000,000, Deauville, 8-11, 3yo/up, c/f, 8fT, 1:33.98, gd.
1–CHARYN (IRE), 131, c, 4, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Futoon (Ire) (MSP-Eng), by Kodiac (GB)
2nd Dam: Vermilliann (Ire), by Mujadil
3rd Dam: Refined (Ire), by Statoblest (Ire)
(250,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Grangemore Stud (IRE); T-Roger Varian; J-Silvestre De Sousa. €571,400. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 16-6-3-4, €1,669,445. *Full to Wings Of War (Ire), GSW-Eng & GSP-Fr, $532,295. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Metropolitan (Fr), 125, c, 3, Zarak (Fr)–Alianza (GB), by Halling. (€78,000 Ylg '22 ARQDOY). O-Peter R Bradley III & Scuderia Scolari; B-Stuart McPhee (FR); T-Mario Baratti. €228,600.
3–Inspiral (GB), 128, m, 5, Frankel (GB)–Starscope (GB), by Selkirk. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. €114,300.
Margins: 3, HD, HD. Odds: 0.90, 9.00, 2.90.
Also Ran: Quddwah (GB), Big Rock (Fr), King Gold (Fr), Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire). Scratched: Haatem (Ire).
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