Kasbah rocks in Cadran
Kasbah Bliss came with a withering late run under Gerald Mosse to claim the Qatar Prix du Cadran at Longchamp.
The Francois Doumen-trained nine-year-old was last turning for home, but Mosse did not panic and got to work with a couple of furlongs to run.
Doumen’s veteran then made stealthy progress in the middle of the pack and quickened up to score readily once switched wide.
Kasbah Bliss (7-2 joint-favourite) had finished in the frame in the last three renewals of the two-and-a-half-mile Group One, and was sent off favourite to win a World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival two years ago.
He disappointed in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot earlier in the season but was back to his brilliant best in his homeland, easing to a comfortable victory over Tres Rock Danon and Ley Hunter.
