Subdued Cirrus flops again

Cirrus Des Aigles continued his worrying decline with yet another defeat at Deauville yesterday.

Mon, 26 Aug, 2013 - 01:00

Corine Barande-Barbe’s gelding went off the 2-1 favourite for the Grand Prix de Deauville, having picked up the Group Two event a couple of years ago en route to his Champion Stakes success, but he has now been beaten four times this season and weakened into fifth behind Tres Blue (11-1).

Christophe Soumillon had Cirrus Des Aigles, the highest-rated horse in the world after Frankel’s retirement, handy on the home turn but he quickly dropped away.

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