Diego Velazquez strikes Group One gold for new owners in Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville

[ad_1] Diego Velazquez held off a late cost from Notable Speech to come back out on prime within the Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.

The bay was operating alongside stablemate The Lion In Winter within the Group One, who was joined by Roger Teal's Dancing Gemini in making a lot of the operating all through the one-mile journey.

Diego Velazquez was at all times travelling effectively on the skin, nonetheless, and threw down his problem within the ultimate phases to see off a fast end on the internal rail from Charlie Appleby's Notable Speech, who was crushed only a head. Dancing Gemini was an extra three-quarters of a size again in third.

"He was at all times an excellent horse, we're over the moon," O'Brien informed Sky Sports activities Racing.

"We thought this race would swimsuit him, he is been working brilliantly. I am so delighted.

"He is very robust and real, he had excellent type at two and three and Christophe gave him a superb journey."

Of The Lion In Winter, who light to ultimately come residence final of all, O'Brien added: "He's inexperienced and he wasn't certain of himself in entrance, possibly he discovered it somewhat bit unusual."

An emotional Sangster was thrilled at his new acquisition's success, including: "It means quite a bit, we're so fortunate.

"MV [Magnier, former co-owner] is one in every of my oldest and biggest associates and after I got here to him with the presentation of shopping for the horse to face on the Nationwide Stud, he was totally supportive.

"We have been fortunate to purchase him and we're even luckier now, that is for certain!

"He is a completely attractive horse, he is so robust, so real. He is an exceptional mover and to be sincere, when he got here out of his field you can already see him on the stallion barn on the Nationwide Stud.

"I am somewhat misplaced for phrases to be sincere, however I am so delighted. He deserved to get that Group One at the moment and I am simply so delighted to be concerned with him."

Regardless of defeat Charlie Appleby was nonetheless happy with Notable Speech, who returned to type to an extent having didn't hit the heights of his three-year-old profession up to now this time period.