John and Thady Gosden have opted to replace Kieran Shoemark with Ryan Moore for the ride aboard Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in Sunday's Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.
The prospect of Shoemark being replaced aboard Inspiral, who was well-held by Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) when last seen in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot was raised earlier this week by the owners Cheveley Park Stud.
Confirming the switch, Cheveley Park's Chris Richardson said, “Ryan Moore rides Inspiral in the Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday.”
He added, “Ryan has ridden many of our best horses over the years and we are always keen to use him when he is available.”
Despite the switch, Gosden snr came out in defence of his stable jockey after a string of high-profile defeats.
He told the Racing Post, “As stated this morning by Chris Richardson of Cheveley Park Stud, Ryan Moore will ride Inspiral in Deauville on Sunday. Ryan, along with Frankie Dettori, is the greatest international jockey in the world and regularly rides for Cheveley Park when available.
“Inspiral is attempting to win the Jacques le Marois for a third year running. She has always had a pattern of taking time to find her form in the season and is now pleasing us at home.”
He added, “In her first race this year she had not run for six months and the cold spring held her back and she very much needed the race. She then ran at Royal Ascot where the ferocious pace in the Prince of Wales's over the stiff mile and a quarter proved too much for her stamina.
“As previously publicly stated by me, there was no jockey error in either ride. She now returns to the flat mile of Deauville.”
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