The Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (G1) produced the form of end assured to awaken a big and boisterous crowd, as Caballo de Mar  and Oisin Murphy emerged from a wave of 5 horses overlaying barely half a size to win.Â
In doing so, he added a second group 1 to his tally on the identical venue as his first within the Prix du Cadran (G1) final October. Paddy Energy reduce Caballo de Mar into 6-1 (from 8) for the Gold Cup Stakes (G1), and all roads will now result in Ascot Racecourse.
“My solely concern can be if it was actually scorching prefer it was final yr and the bottom was actually quick,” stated successful coach George Scott. “The rest he is fantastic on. He is fantastic with reduce within the floor, he is fantastic on quick. It is simply if it is ‘summer season’ quick it could be an issue. However he stays so effectively, I really thought he had a greater probability of successful the Gold Cup than this race.”
Caballo de Mar missed out by fantastic margins in each the Dubai Gold Cup (G2T) and the Sagaro Stakes (G3) earlier within the marketing campaign, however confirmed an enormous will to win as he pressured his well past the equally courageous Santorini Star and Tom Marquand, crushed a brief neck.
Santorini Star checked out numerous levels up the straight as if she would possibly prevail in opposition to all comers, whereas Dylan Browne McMonagle was the final to play his playing cards on Al Riffa and nearly received there, a brief head behind the runner-up.
