Gheest glory would be well deserved for Shouldvebeenaring
Middleham stalwart has chance to add a first Group One to his CV.
Grabbing Group One glory in Sunday’s ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest would be “the icing on the cake” for Shouldvebeenaring’s proud connections. The Richard Hannon-trained four-year-old has been a grand servant for Middleham Park Racing, earning just under GBP 500,000 in prize-money for his six career wins and numerous placed efforts in high-class company. He returns to Deauville in fine form following a gutsy Group Three success in last month’s Prix de Ris-Orangis and now goes in search of a first triumph at elite level.Shouldvebeenaring strikes in the Group 3 Prix De Ris-Orangis for @LeveySean, @rhannonracing and @MprUpdates at @fgdeauville! pic.twitter.com/aBfg69aoL7
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 7, 2024
Shouldvebeenaring went down by just a neck in the Sprint Cup at Haydock last September and may eventually bid to go one better there, but the unique set-up of this weekend’s French contest is expected to play to his strengths even more. Tim Palin of Middleham Park Racing said: “You’d say Deauville and Haydock are him playing at home and you’d say anything between six and seven furlongs is him playing at home. “If I had to choose between six furlongs and seven furlongs, I’d really struggle to say which is his ideal distance, because six and a half is his ideal distance. “The ground last weekend was on the quick side, so that’s a little bit of an issue, but this has been one of his two major targets of the season – this and Haydock – so we’re laser focused on Deauville on Sunday. “He’s got that place at the Irish National Stud at the end of the season, he’s already a dual Listed winner, a Group Three winner, he’s been placed in two Group Ones – and if he could win a Group One, that would be the icing on the cake before going off to stud.
SHOULDVEBEENARING looking very pleased with himself after returning home from his Group 3 success in France!🇫🇷💍
🎥@rhannonracing #TeamMPR pic.twitter.com/KoAT00C46l — Middleham Park Racing (@MprUpdates) July 9, 2024
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