Sea the Stars’s Knight To Behold Makes All in the Guillaume d’Ornano

[Wandering Eyes]

   Just as Eminent (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) did 12 months ago, Neil Jones’s Knight To Behold (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) came from Britain as the underdog for Wednesday’s G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano and led all the way to run away with the prize under a masterful ride. Well beaten in both the G1 English and Irish Derbys, the 23-1 shot was always happy bowling along in isolation under Oisin Murphy and as he had in the May 12 Listed Lingfield Derby Trial kicked off the front to dominate. At the line, there was four lengths to spare over Patascoy (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), with the returning G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Study of Man (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) only third as the 4-5 favourite, two lengths further behind.

Wednesday, Deauville, France
PRIX GUILLAUME D’ORNANO HARAS DU LOGIS SAINT-GERMAIN-G2, €400,000, Deauville, 8-15, 3yo, 10fT, 2:06.10, g/s.
1–KNIGHT TO BEHOLD (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Angel of the Gwaun (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
2nd Dam: Ballerina (Ire), by Dancing Brave
3rd Dam: Dancing Shadow (Ire), by Dancer’s Image
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Neil Jones; B-Abergwaun Farms (IRE); T-Harry Dunlop; J-Oisin Murphy. €228,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 6-3-1-0, €277,390. *1/2 to Cosmo Meadow (Ire) (King’s Best), GSW-Jpn, $1,569,342; Beauty O’ Gwaun (Ire) (Rainbow Quest), GSW-Ire, $108,525; and Angelonmyshoulder (GB) (King’s Best), MSP-US, $272,206. Werk Nick Rating: A. 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. €88,000.
3–Study of Man (Ire), 128, c, 3, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Second Happiness, by Storm Cat. O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Pascal Bary. €42,000.
Margins: 4, 2, 1 3/4. Odds: 23.30, 4.50, 0.80.
Also Ran: Gyllen, Louis d’Or (Ire), Crossed Baton (GB), 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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