Jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot (centre) and his ride Intellogent is led into the winner’s enclosure after the victory in Qatar Prix Jean Prat in Deauville, France, yesterday.
As part of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) strategy to enhance Qatar’s presence at the world’s top racing events, the Qatar Prix Jean Prat was held with Qatari sponsorship in Deauville yesterday.
Qatar and QREC were associated with the full eight-race day, which was run, for the first time, at Deauville. The feature event of the day, the Qatar Prix Jean Prat, was reserved for three-year-old horses and was run over a 1,600m straight-line course, which adds to the value of the race.
QREC general manager Nasser Sherida al-Kaabi was present at the meeting and presented the trophies to the winners.
Intellogent found his mark in the main race of the day by winning the Qatar Prix Jean Prat under jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot. In the process, Intellogent, who won the Prix de Guiche and finished fourth in the QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club, registered first Group 1 victory of his career.
Fabrice Chappet-trained colt had a perfect run, with plenty of cover, and maintained his acceleration to hold off a strong finish from Cascadian. Irish raider Gustav Klimt was third.
“The horse has never run badly although he found the Jockey Club trip a bit long,” Chappet said after the win yesterday. “The decision to shorten him up wasn’t a difficult one.”
“We had a dream run in a race with lots of pace, where he could really use his stamina,” added Boudot.
“He came up in progression, and held on well to the line, which he didn’t do last time, as the trip was too long for him.”