Via Tom Fry
Became the fourth pony to emerge from Goodwood’s G3 Gordon S. and successfully registered the black, Abdulla Al Mansoori’s TDN Rising Star West Wind Blows (Ire) (Teophilo {Ire}) proved too strong for his opponents in Sunday’s G3 Prix du Prince d’Orange competition at ParisLongchamp. Just sixth behind Saturday’s favorite G1 St Leger, New London (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) drove from the front in that mile-and-a-half competition on July 28, the mighty bay for the first time. This is restrained by Kieran Shoemark. anchor him with two behind from the break. Widely finished, the 29th-10th favorite player was suspended continuously from two out but his sheer physical dominance prompted an overhaul. Ilic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) away from home and claim success 1/4 from that outsider. Favorite 8-5 positive Epic Poet (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) has the same margin in third place.
The West Wind Blows, who won 11 feats in Hamilton’s Listed Glasgow S. on July 15 after finishing ninth in the Derby, has limited a day to remember for his driver, who has replaced replace William Buick after that racer’s fall in Moulin . He also became the 13th winner of the last 23 runners from the hot Simon and Ed Crisford stables and Ed is on hand to say, “He tackled really well today, that’s key. Owners desperately want to go back a mile and a quarter and it works perfectly as has speed. He chose well, but he still does a lot of things wrong so he still has a lot to learn. He’s a very interesting horse and I think he’s just a kid. He’s in the Arc so we’ll see what the owner wants to do but he really is a very interesting horse for next year. That’s all about that. We think he stayed a mile and a half, so we might be tempted by Arc and he’s very versatile on the ground, he just doesn’t want to get too aggressive. “
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