Trainer William Haggas 支援するs Rivet for glory in the French 2,000 Guineas

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Trainer William Haggas was 手渡すd 激励 Rivet can end a 干ばつ of British-trained 勝利者s in the French 2,000 Guineas when stablemate Sea Of Grace went painfully の近くに here to ending a barren （一定の）期間 almost as long in Saturday's French 1,000 Guineas.

The chestnut filly, beaten by 部外者 Precieuse, was showing 重要な 改良 on her 復帰 fifth to Daban in the Nell Gwyn 火刑／賭けるs at Newmarket last month and Haggas 認める he was hoping for a 類似の 転換 in form for Rivet.

The colt part owned by Haggas’ father-in-法律 Lester Piggott was beaten a length and three-４半期/4分の1s in the Craven 火刑／賭けるs by その後の 2,000 Guineas sixth 著名な.

Rivet will feature の中で the 13 入ること／参加（者）s for Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket

Haggas said: ‘Rivet will be alright on the (soft) ground. I am very happy with him. I thought the English Guineas was 堅い and 手配中の，お尋ね者 to come here.

‘I didn’t think his Craven form got a 広大な／多数の／重要な 上げる but, then again, Sea of Grace was 井戸／弁護士席 beaten in the Nell Gwyn. Let’s hope he makes the same 改良.’

The last British-based colt to 勝利，勝つ the French 2,000 Guineas, the Poule D’Essai Des Poulains, was Saeed 貯蔵所 Suroor’s Frankie Dettori-ridden Shamardal in 2005.

Dettori is on board Rivet, 勝利者 of the Group One Racing 地位，任命する トロフィー in October.

His 12 対抗者s in the Abu Dhabi-sponsored Classic carrying a first prize of almost £300,000 含む Andrew Balding’s South Seas and Michael Dods-trained Kings Gift.

Aidan O’Brien, who won the race for the fourth time last year with The Gurkha, runs Peace （外交）使節／代表 and Orderofthegarter. The home defence is led by Brametot and 国家の 弁護.

No British-trained filly has won the race known as the Poule d’Essai Des Pouliches since John Gosden’s Zenda in 2002 but when Sea of Grace 攻撃する，衝突する the 前線 under Christophe Soumillon a furlong out, she looked to have made a winning move.

But she could not repel the thrust of Precieuse who raced in a separate group on the nearer the stands’ rail.

The 28-1 発射 was a third 勝利，勝つ in the French 1,000 for (v)策を弄する／(n)騎手 Olivier Peslier and a first ever 勝利，勝つ at group one level for trainer Fabrice Chappet.

Sea of Grace was trained by John Oxx in Ireland last year and Haggas is now 注目する，もくろむing a run in the Irish 1,000 Guineas in a fortnight’s time.

Haggas, who also won Ascot’s feature Victoria Cup with Josephine Gordon-ridden Fastnet Tempest, said: ‘She stayed on very 井戸／弁護士席 and gave us a shout.’

一方／合間, turn-up of the day （機の）カム Lingfield when the Aidan O’Brien juggernaut was 停止（させる）d, albeit probably 一時的に, as favourite Sir John Lavery could only finish sixth in the Derby 裁判，公判.

Victory went to Godolphin’s 7-1 発射 Best 解答, trained by Saeed 貯蔵所 Suroor. Best 解答 is 最高の，を越す-定価つきの 16-1 for the Derby after his three and a ４半期/4分の1 length 勝利，勝つ under Pat Cosgrave.

But it did not look strong form. Godolphin will be hoping for a stronger 候補者 when they 計画（する） to run five in Thursday’s Dante 火刑／賭けるs at York 含むing スイスの 嵐／襲撃する and Syphax.

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