D'or marches to Gheest glory
Marchand D’Or showed his 16 rivals a bright turn of foot when running out a most impressive winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville today.
Davy Bonilla produced the three-year-old to take up the running approaching the final furlong and he scorched up the stands rail to pull nicely clear of the chasing pack.
Christophe Lemaire galvanised a power-packed finish from Satri, but the Mujadil colt failed to make any serious inroads into the winner’s lead and had to settle for second spot.
Neil Callan had pushed Amadeus Wolf to the front inside the final two furlongs but his effort petered out towards the end of the six-and-a-half-furlong event.
VC Bet were suitably impressed with his performance, however, and saw fit to cut him to 12-1 (from 14-1) for York’s Nunthorpe Stakes, run on August 24.
