Andrew Nelis racing

  Palace Pier narrowly denied Poetic Flare to to claim back-to-back victories in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville. Defeated only once in nine previous career starts, Palace Pier was favourite to make it four from four for the season under Frankie Dettori, having missed last month's Sussex Stakes at Goodwood following unsatisfactory blood test results. Always travelling strongly, John and Thady Gosden's stable star moved smoothly into contention on the outside of the field, with Jim Bolger's 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes hero Poetic Flare delivering his challenge close to the stands' rail.                    Andrew Nelis racing