Australia’s Beyond Reason Makes All In the Calvados

[Wandering Eyes]

Already successful at Deauville in the July 28 G3 Prix Six Perfections, Godolphin’s Beyond Reason (Ire) (Australia {GB}) dominated Saturday’s G2 Shadwell Prix du Calvados from the front as William Buick made his rival jockeys pay for their early reluctance. As soon as she had gone two furlongs, the 8-5 favourite already had the contest in safe keeping with an easy lead underlining her class edge. Putting her rivals to the sword two out, the bay had three lengths to spare over Lagrandecatherine (Fr) (Pedro the Great) at the line, with Sicilia (GB) (Kingman {GB}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. TDN Rising Star Tasleya (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who started favourite, was a disappointment.

Saturday, Deauville, France
SHADWELL PRIX DU CALVADOS-G2, €130,000, Deauville, 8-18, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.57, g/s.
1–BEYOND REASON (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: No Explaining (Ire) (GSW-US, $328,095), by Azamour (Ire)
2nd Dam: Claustra (Fr), by Green Desert
3rd Dam: Clare Bridge, by Little Current
(370,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Paget Bloodstock (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. €74,100. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, €125,647. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Lagrandecatherine (Fr), 123, f, 3, Pedro the Great–Sizalia (Fr), by Dream Well (Fr). (€20,000 Ylg ’17 OSLATE). O-Mario Genovese; B-Ecurie Maulepaire (FR); T-Andrea Marcialis . €28,600.
3–Sicilia (GB), 123, f, 2, Kingman (GB)–Palitana, by Giant’s Causeway. (250,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Al Shira’aa Farms; B-Hascombe & Valiant Studs (GB); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias. €13,650.
Margins: 3, 1 1/4, SNK. Odds: 1.60, 37.00, 5.00.
Also Ran: Pivottina (Fr), Byron Bay (Fr), Tasleya (GB), Belladone Spirit (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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