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Mishriff backed up his French Derby success with a comfortable victory in the Prix Guillaume D'Ornano at Deauville. The John Gosden-trained colt justified jockey Frankie Dettori's decision to cross the Channel and miss riding at York next week, as a result of new quarantine regulations regarding travel from France. Mishriff took on the horses who were second and third behind him in the Prix du Jockey Club in The Summit and Victor Ludorum - but the outcome was more emphatic this time...                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Pinatubo got back on the winning trail with a stylish victory in the Qatar Prix Jean Prat at Deauville. Charlie Appleby's stable star was crowned last season's champion two-year-old after an unbeaten six-race campaign - and was unsurprisingly all the rage for last month's 2000 Guineas. However, the Shamardal colt could finish only third in the Rowley Mile Classic and suffered another defeat at Royal Ascot - filling the runner-up spot behind Palace Pier in the St James's Palace Stakes. Dropped to seven furlongs for what appeared a gilt-edged opportunity to add a Group One as a three-year-old to his CV, Pinatubo was the 1/2 favourite in the hands of William Buick - but odds-on backers were made to sweat before eventually collecting their winnings. While always travelling strongly, Pinatubo found himself stuck in a pocket for the first half of the race as he tracked fellow British raider Molatham. However, once the gap came, the Godolphin-owned colt quickly mo...

Trainer Clive Cox has the Prix Morny at Deauville in mind for the Kodiac colt, who stunned punters and bookmakers alike as he took the Coventry Stakes as a complete outsider at 150-1 in a field of 15. "I think he'll probably go for the Prix Morny," said Cox. "We're looking towards that. That would be our plans and thoughts at this stage...                 Andrew Nelis racing.