Classic perfection at last for Bary

PASCAL Bary made it second time lucky in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas as Natagora led from the outset to strike a blow for France in the fillies’ Classic at Newmarket yesterday.

Five years ago the Chantilly trainer’s Six Perfections suffered a nightmare passage in the race before eventually going down by a rapidly diminishing margin to Russian Rhythm.

There were no such hard luck stories this time as Christophe Lemaire bounced the grey out of the stalls and made a beeline for the stands rail.