Latest news with #FrenchGuineas
Leader Live
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Camille Pissarro flying the flag in France again for O'Brien
The Belgian partnered the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner in the French Guineas earlier in the season, when he finished well to claim third behind stablemate Henri Matisse on his first run over a mile. Ryan Moore will take over in the saddle, with the son of Wootton Bassett O'Brien's number one contender this weekend as he steps up to 10 furlongs. 'He's a lovely horse, a big, scopey horse with a good mind,' said O'Brien. 'Christophe rode him the last day and the minute he came in he said this should be his next race, so that is where he's going. 'The French Guineas was his first time over a mile, so we weren't really sure how far he would stay. As a two-year-old we weren't even sure he'd get seven, but then he won the race on Arc day. 'He's a lovely, straightforward horse who is a good traveller so this will be interesting to see. 'We always thought he was better than he showed last year, but he just never showed up really.' Each year O'Brien has a huge crop of regally-bred three-year-olds to split up between the Classics in Ireland, France and England and he gave some insight into that process. He said: 'We feel at Chantilly you need a miler that stays, that's the way the French Derby is now over 10 furlongs. Before you'd need a classic middle-distance horse over a mile and a half. Now you need a miler than gets nine furlongs, I think – and might get a bit further. 'Over a mile and a half you used to have a bit more time to get into a rhythm. 'The Epsom horses, if you have a real good mile-and-a-quarter horse they might get away with a mile and a half there and then coming to the Curragh, it's a bit more straightforward, but they need to get a mile and a half well. 'When looking at the Guineas horses for Newmarket and Longchamp you need a horse with plenty of speed. 'We try to divide them up, but we get it wrong loads of times, you just have to listen to the likes of Christophe and Ryan. 'I remember when St Mark's (Basilica) won the French Guineas, he went back for the French Derby as a mile and a quarter was as far as he wanted. I know some of them go to the Arc, but you can get a slowly-run Arc. 'I would imagine Ryan would ride Camille, but I think Christophe is riding for someone else so I'm not sure whether Wayne (Lordan) will go over or some of our other riders.'
Rhyl Journal
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Camille Pissarro flying the flag in France again for O'Brien
The Belgian partnered the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner in the French Guineas earlier in the season, when he finished well to claim third behind stablemate Henri Matisse on his first run over a mile. Ryan Moore will take over in the saddle, with the son of Wootton Bassett O'Brien's number one contender this weekend as he steps up to 10 furlongs. 'He's a lovely horse, a big, scopey horse with a good mind,' said O'Brien. 'Christophe rode him the last day and the minute he came in he said this should be his next race, so that is where he's going. 'The French Guineas was his first time over a mile, so we weren't really sure how far he would stay. As a two-year-old we weren't even sure he'd get seven, but then he won the race on Arc day. 'He's a lovely, straightforward horse who is a good traveller so this will be interesting to see. 'We always thought he was better than he showed last year, but he just never showed up really.' Each year O'Brien has a huge crop of regally-bred three-year-olds to split up between the Classics in Ireland, France and England and he gave some insight into that process. He said: 'We feel at Chantilly you need a miler that stays, that's the way the French Derby is now over 10 furlongs. Before you'd need a classic middle-distance horse over a mile and a half. Now you need a miler than gets nine furlongs, I think – and might get a bit further. 'Over a mile and a half you used to have a bit more time to get into a rhythm. 'The Epsom horses, if you have a real good mile-and-a-quarter horse they might get away with a mile and a half there and then coming to the Curragh, it's a bit more straightforward, but they need to get a mile and a half well. 'When looking at the Guineas horses for Newmarket and Longchamp you need a horse with plenty of speed. 'We try to divide them up, but we get it wrong loads of times, you just have to listen to the likes of Christophe and Ryan. 'I remember when St Mark's (Basilica) won the French Guineas, he went back for the French Derby as a mile and a quarter was as far as he wanted. I know some of them go to the Arc, but you can get a slowly-run Arc. 'I would imagine Ryan would ride Camille, but I think Christophe is riding for someone else so I'm not sure whether Wayne (Lordan) will go over or some of our other riders.'
South Wales Guardian
27-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Camille Pissarro flying the flag in France again for O'Brien
The Belgian partnered the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner in the French Guineas earlier in the season, when he finished well to claim third behind stablemate Henri Matisse on his first run over a mile. Ryan Moore will take over in the saddle, with the son of Wootton Bassett O'Brien's number one contender this weekend as he steps up to 10 furlongs. 'He's a lovely horse, a big, scopey horse with a good mind,' said O'Brien. 'Christophe rode him the last day and the minute he came in he said this should be his next race, so that is where he's going. 'The French Guineas was his first time over a mile, so we weren't really sure how far he would stay. As a two-year-old we weren't even sure he'd get seven, but then he won the race on Arc day. 'He's a lovely, straightforward horse who is a good traveller so this will be interesting to see. 'We always thought he was better than he showed last year, but he just never showed up really.' Each year O'Brien has a huge crop of regally-bred three-year-olds to split up between the Classics in Ireland, France and England and he gave some insight into that process. He said: 'We feel at Chantilly you need a miler that stays, that's the way the French Derby is now over 10 furlongs. Before you'd need a classic middle-distance horse over a mile and a half. Now you need a miler than gets nine furlongs, I think – and might get a bit further. 'Over a mile and a half you used to have a bit more time to get into a rhythm. 'The Epsom horses, if you have a real good mile-and-a-quarter horse they might get away with a mile and a half there and then coming to the Curragh, it's a bit more straightforward, but they need to get a mile and a half well. 'When looking at the Guineas horses for Newmarket and Longchamp you need a horse with plenty of speed. 'We try to divide them up, but we get it wrong loads of times, you just have to listen to the likes of Christophe and Ryan. 'I remember when St Mark's (Basilica) won the French Guineas, he went back for the French Derby as a mile and a quarter was as far as he wanted. I know some of them go to the Arc, but you can get a slowly-run Arc. 'I would imagine Ryan would ride Camille, but I think Christophe is riding for someone else so I'm not sure whether Wayne (Lordan) will go over or some of our other riders.'
North Wales Chronicle
21-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Underwriter cashes in for returning James Doyle at Ayr
The Mehmas colt cost his owners Wathnan Racing £200,000 from the Goffs breeze-ups and was following the same route as Electrolyte, who Archie Watson also sent to Ayr for his debut before missing out by a nose to Rashabar in the Coventry Stakes. Paddy Power cut Underwiter to 8-1 from 12s for the same race at Royal Ascot and Doyle said: 'I was very pleased with him, obviously that was my first look at him today. 'He did everything very professionally on the way to the start and through the run he was very relaxed, did everything the right way round. 'I kicked myself a little bit as I was told he was very relaxed so I got into him early, but he skipped away and then spent a furlong looking around. 'I didn't expect him to pick up that well. He'd done his breeze and a few other bits, but he was very professional. I was able to teach him a little and that will hopefully stand him in good stead. 'We've plenty more to come out and we'll try to slot them all in. We were successful with Electrolyte up here and he was just touched off in the Coventry, so Archie has a good handle on these speed horses.' Doyle was out for just over a month with a broken collar bone and paid tribute to the staff at Peter O'Sullevan House in Newmarket. He told Racing TV: 'There's never a nice time for anything like that to happen, but it was frustrating watching the Guineas and the French Guineas and things like that, but it's only four weeks since my operation so it's a testament to the guys at Sir Peter O'Sullevan House, I really appreciate it.'
Rhyl Journal
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Underwriter cashes in for returning James Doyle at Ayr
James Doyle returned from a frustrating spell on the sidelines with a winner as the very promising Underwriter bolted up at Ayr. The Mehmas colt cost his owners Wathnan Racing £200,000 from the Goffs breeze-ups and was following the same route as Electrolyte, who Archie Watson also sent to Ayr for his debut before missing out by a nose to Rashabar in the Coventry Stakes. Paddy Power cut Underwiter to 8-1 from 12s for the same race at Royal Ascot and Doyle said: 'I was very pleased with him, obviously that was my first look at him today. 'He did everything very professionally on the way to the start and through the run he was very relaxed, did everything the right way round. 'I kicked myself a little bit as I was told he was very relaxed so I got into him early, but he skipped away and then spent a furlong looking around. 'I didn't expect him to pick up that well. He'd done his breeze and a few other bits, but he was very professional. I was able to teach him a little and that will hopefully stand him in good stead. 'We've plenty more to come out and we'll try to slot them all in. We were successful with Electrolyte up here and he was just touched off in the Coventry, so Archie has a good handle on these speed horses.' Doyle was out for just over a month with a broken collar bone and paid tribute to the staff at Peter O'Sullevan House in Newmarket. He told Racing TV: 'There's never a nice time for anything like that to happen, but it was frustrating watching the Guineas and the French Guineas and things like that, but it's only four weeks since my operation so it's a testament to the guys at Sir Peter O'Sullevan House, I really appreciate it.'
