Beauvatier Bounces Back In The Challenge

[Wandering Eyes]

Beauvatier (Lope De Vega) may have come into Friday's G2 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes at Newmarket on the back of a minor slump, but he proved much the best of the line-up to restore confidence. Delivered by Alexis Pouchin to overwhelm Poet Master (Lope De Vega) inside the final furlong, the 7-1 shot registered a 2 1/4-length success as the 2-1 favourite Cosmic Year (Kingman) disappointed in third.

“He was very relaxed today, perfect, as he can be difficult sometimes and can pull,” Pouchin said of the Yann Barberot-trained winner, a dual Group 3 scorer with four top-level placings.

Alex Solis, racing manager to part owners LNJ Foxwoods SC, said, “It was amazing, as it has been a tough year for him this year. We finally found out today that he wants a bit more cover and a little more distance and he was very impressive.”

“In the Group 1s this year he never got cover and was a little rank, so today he just grabbed him out of the gate. Yann wanted him covered up, and he was right so he deserves all the credit. We were lucky to buy a piece of him and Nicolas des Chambure was right on the money.”

“Truthfully I don't know what we will do with him and we were thinking he could be a nice stallion prospect, but maybe there might be more to running him internationally. We're very fortunate to have that problem.”

One for France!

Beauvatier pulls clear in the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes for Alexis Pouchin and Yann Barberot @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/95m4p219F6

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