Jockey Club Glory For Deep Impact’s Study of Man

[Wandering Eyes]

Making up for the Epsom eclipse of Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) 24 hours earlier, The Niarchos Family’s Study of Man (Ire) stepped up to provide Japan’s monarch with a first European Derby in Sunday’s G1 Qipco Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly. Sent off the second favourite at just over 7-2, the May 8 G2 Prix Greffulhe winner was anchored in mid-division early by Stephane Pasquier. Brought to bear on the leaders passing the two-furlong pole, the homebred gained a slight advantage shortly after and showed resilience in the soft ground to hold off Patascoy (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by a half length, with Louis D’Or (Ire) (Intello {Ger}) a head back in third in a French-dominated renewal as the home team filled the first five places.

Sunday, Chantilly, France
QIPCO PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB-G1, €1,500,000, Chantilly, 6-3, 3yo, c/f, 10 1/2fT, 2:07.44, sf.
1–STUDY OF MAN (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Second Happiness, by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Miesque, by Nureyev
3rd Dam: Pasadoble, by Prove Out
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Pascal Bary; J-Stephane Pasquier. €857,100. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, €960,700. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Patascoy (Fr), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Noble World (Ger), by Winged Love (Ire). (€40,000 Ylg ’16 ARAU2). O-Roberto Cocheteux Tierno; B-Mme Barbara Moser (FR); T-Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte. €342,900.
3–Louis d’Or (Ire), 128, c, 3, Intello (Ger)–Soudanaise (Ire), by Peintre Celebre. (€27,000 Ylg ’16 AROCT). O-Camille Garnier; B-Dayton Investments Ltd (FR); T-Tony Castanheira. €171,450.
Margins: HF, HD, HD. Odds: 3.70, 21.00, 58.00.
Also Ran: Intellogent (Ire), Not Mine (Ger), Hunting Horn (Ire), Hey Gaman (GB), Key Victory (Ire), Rostropovich (Ire), Flag of Honour (Ire), Dice Roll (Fr), Stable Genius (Fr), Olmedo (Fr), Beat Generation (GB), Naturally High (Fr), Kenya (Ire). Scratched: Al Adaid (Fr), Pharrell (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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