Deauville repeat firmly on the radar for Lazzat

Royal Ascot sprint star Lazzat is pencilled in to make his next start on home turf, as the Prix Maurice de Gheest beckons again.

The gelded four-year-old, who is trained in France by Jerome Reynier and owned by Wathnan Racing, was an excellent winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on his first start for new connections.

His next port of call is likely to be the Deauville feature, a Group One he won by an impressive three lengths last season.

“We were delighted with him at Ascot, that was a very serious performance,” said Richard Brown, racing manager to Wathnan.

“He probably had a hard enough race, they always do at that level, so we said we’d give him a bit of a chance to give him a bit of a wind down and then wind him back up again.

“His next run will be in the Prix Maurice de Gheest and Jerome’s delighted with him, he came out of the race very well.

“We could have brought him back quicker if we’d wanted to, but we just thought we’d give him the chance now to be a fresh horse going into the autumn.

“We want to look after him, he’s a multiple Group One winner and he’s clearly a very high-class animal.

“We’ll race him with his long-term future in mind and hope he can be around for the next few years.”