Dar set for Deauville

breakingnews.ie     Jul 20, 2008            

The well-bred daughter of Singspiel was a slightly unfortunate third in a French Group Two three weeks ago but made no mistake in this drop down to Listed class. Jockey Richard Mullen had his mount in touch as Folk Opera tried to make every yard in the 12-furlong contest. The 5-2 joint favourite was pulled out towards the middle of the track in the closing stages and finally wore down her leading market rival inside the final 100 yards. Dar Re Mi, who will once again venture across the Channel for her next outing, scored by three-quarters of a length with a further head back to the game Icon Project. Winning trainer John Gosden said: "It was very pleasing to see her win because she had a rough ride at York in the Musidora and was then a bit unlucky in France last time. "She got stuck in fifth from an outside draw off a slow... [read full story]                    


View all news articles about*:
Basse-Normandie Calvados Deauville France
*Newstin tag cloud displays all featured persons, associated organizations, related topics, regions and companies