Overview
- Blue Bolt arrives as the market favourite after a career-best win in the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes on July 10, a victory owners and trainer Andrew Balding say underlines her summer progression.
- Precise is the principal rival after finishing two lengths behind Blue Bolt at Newmarket and she will receive a weight allowance in the Deauville mile.
- An eight-horse field includes established Group 1 performers Evolutionist and Moon Target plus improving types Anakova, Gaga Girl, Godspeed and Green Spirit.
- Connections and Juddmonte’s racing manager have publicly backed Blue Bolt but note tactical factors to watch such as travel for Blue Bolt on her first overseas trip and likely ground and draw influences.
- The €300,000 Group 1 Prix Rothschild is set for Deauville on Aug 2 and will be run over 1,600m as Race 5 on the Singapore Pools France card at 10:40pm SGT.