First Black-Type Winner For Australia At Deauville

Godolphin's Beyond Reason (Ire) (Australia {GB}) brought gold-standard Royal Ascot form to Saturday's G3 Prix Six Perfections at Deauville and it proved enough as she emerged with the month-long festival's first black-type prize after a tense finish which forced a photo. Fourth in the June 23 Listed Chesham S., the bay raced under cover early tracking the pace set by TDN Rising Star Spirit of Brittany (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Roused into action in early straight by Tony Piccone, the 7-1 shot wore down the even-money favourite passing the furlong pole and held on grimly as Devant (Fr) (Showcasing {GB}) closed with every stride. At the line, there was a nose between them, with Spirit of Brittany shaping as a possible non-stayer two lengths away in third. “She's a nice filly and has been straightforward to train ever since she came into the yard,” Charlie Appleby said. “We were delighted with her last race at Ascot, where William [Buick] said he came too soon on her. At that level, she probably didn't quite see out the seven-furlong trip so we told Tony [Piccone] to wait today and come with a late run. He did that perfectly. It's a little too early for her to go further than seven–we'll give her time to get stronger and more mature and maybe come back for the [G3] Prix d'Aumale [at ParisLongchamp Sept. 9] as a prep for the [Oct. 7 G1 Prix] Marcel Boussac.”

Beyond Reason, who becomes the first black-type winner for her sire, is a daughter of the GIII Gallorette H. scorer No Explaining (Ire) (Azanour {Ire}). She is a granddaughter of Clare Bridge (Little Current) who captured the GIII Gilltown S. before throwing the GII American H. winner and GI Eddie Read H. runner-up Bayamo (Ire) (Valanour {Ire}) and the G3 Benazet-Rennen winner Wessam Prince (GB) (Soviet Star). Also from the family of the G1 Coronation Cup and G1 St Leger hero Silver Patriarch (Ire) (Saddlers' Hall {Ire}) and the G1 Grand Criterium-winning sire Wootton Bassett (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), No Explaining has a yearling colt by Gleneagles (Ire).

Saturday, Deauville, France
PRIX SIX PERFECTIONS-G3, €80,000, Deauville, 7-28, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:25.73, g/s.
1–BEYOND REASON (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: No Explaining (Ire) (GSW-US, $328,095), by Azamour (Ire)
2nd Dam: Claustra (Fr), by Green Desert
3rd Dam: Clare Bridge, by Little Current
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (370,000gns Ylg '17 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Paget Bloodstock (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-Tony Piccone. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, €51,547. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Devant (Fr), 123, f, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Davantage (Fr), by Galileo (Ire). O-Team Valor International; B-Ecurie des Monceaux (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. €16,000.
3–Spirit of Brittany (Fr), 123, f, 2, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Ysandre (GB), by Zamindar. O/B-Al Shaqab Racing (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €12,000.
Margins: NO, 2, 1 3/4. Odds: 5.80, 11.00, 0.80.
Also Ran: Miss Celestial (Ire), Pure Zen (Fr), Impulsion (Ire), Olendon (Fr), Rope a Dope (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.