Deauville To Newmarket

After getting the better of TDN Rising Star Sanus Per Aquam (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) by a half length in the seven-furlong G3 Tyros S. at Leopardstown July 23, Deauville (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) lines up in Newmarket's G2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. on Saturday in a bid to follow up that compatriot's success in the meeting's G3 Somerville Tattersall S. 48 hours earlier. Fitri Hay's color-bearer looked a colt of considerable potential on that occasion, as did Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's similarly unbeaten Foundation (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) when taking the Listed Ascendant S. over this trip at Haydock last time Sept. 5. “He's been impressive in both his starts. “Frankie got off him last time and said what a lovely horse he was, but he was still very green and the penny hadn't fully dropped that he is a racehorse,” Highclere's racing manager Harry Herbert commented. “You would hope there's a lot of improvement to come, but it's going to be a tough race. Aidan O'Brien's horse is very good indeed and will be a tough nut to crack, but it's so exciting for the syndicate. We like to think he has a long career ahead and that he will be competitive this weekend.” One who is unexposed is Qatar Racing's Beast Mode (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), who beat a subsequent winner in the manner of one who is on the up in a seven-furlong maiden at Newcastle at the end of August.