By Ray Hickson
Jockey Christophe Lemaire was fresh from Dubai from Dubai and on his first visit to Randwick Jockey Christophe Lemaire quickly aligned the virtues of the Rousham Park as a live candidate in group 1 $ 5 million, Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000 m) on Saturday.
Jockey Christophe Lemaire in Randwick to drive Rousham Park on Saturday.
He recognizes the task that the Japanese visitor has to overthrow how they have to overthrow honor via Sistina and Dubai, especially after giving a immense barrier, but he is certain that he also drives in a world -class horse.
Rousham Park won six of his 16 starts and while his last victory 18 months ago, with Lemaire on board, he has the group for 1 seconds in Hanshin and Breeder's' Cup Turf am Del Mar in 2024 and French -born jockey says he was an adaptable guy.
“He is a very consistent and real horse, he has long acceleration,” said the 45-year-old.
“He feels over a mile and a quarter than one and a half miles more convenient. He travels very well.
“He is not very quickly out of the gates, so it usually races from the middle of the pack or on the back of the field. He grabs the piece and travels very easily and has this long acceleration.
“I think he can adapt everywhere. We have to be very confident with him.”
This comment on early delay of the six-year-old is behind Lemaire, who won four Japan trophies under a long list of feature victories in Japan, which indicates that Barrier 12 is not a huge hurdle.
On Tuesday after the draw, he was a chance of $ 17 with tab.
“I am quite satisfied with this outdoor draw because he has a huge step, he likes to accelerate space, and from the middle of the pace from the outside he can certainly show his class,” he said.
“It will be more challenging for Rousham Park compared to the horses based here, but he is a horse of group 1, and I think it is a nice opportunity to perform again abroad, as he did with Del Mar..”
Rousham Park and Geoglyphe, who withdraw from the Doncaster Mile, will be the first Japanese runners in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes since the third place went to the victory of Addeybb 2020, while Kluger took second place in her farewell a year earlier.
In his last start at his last start, Tom Marquand drove a seventh place in Arima Kinen (2500 m) on December 22, while Lemaire said that his earlier efforts at DEL Mar were more of an indication of which he is capable of.
“He was drawn and was slowly from the gates, in America the pace is brisk, so we were soon in the back of the field,” he said.
“He was very enthusiastic during the race. We started moving the last corner and we had to come by because he has a huge step, and del Mar is a tight race track.
“He reacted very well and we became second, very close to Rebel's romance, who was the Dubai Sheema Classic winner and a very good horse made of Godolphin last year.”
The balmy rebel romance 🇮🇪 Dubawi's son, repeats itself in the 12f of the lawn G1 in del Mar.
It is its 7.G1 in 4 different countries and 2nd in the USA.
9. Victory for William Buick and 11th for Charlie Appleby.
20 Para Godolphin and Breeders' Cup.
2 ° Rousham Park 🇯🇵
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– Luis E. Caraballo G. (@luis_nestocg) November 2, 2024
Rousham Park runs second in Breeders' Cup Turf (Video: Racing TV on X)
While it will be the first time that Lemaire has driven at Randwick, he says that this is something that does not intimidate him and the only trophy he has from Australia is proof of this.
“I will study the field, try to feel the atmosphere, and I'm very excited to drive here,” he said.
“I have some winners for my first trips (on one route), so I'm not afraid to drive here for the first time. I have a very good souvenir here in Australia that wins the Melbourne Cup on Dunaden.”
All fields, shape and repetitions for day 2 of the star championships in Randwick
