Clive Cox revealed Heartache (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) returned home with a pulled muscle after suffering her first defeat in the G2 Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on Sunday. The Kyllachy filly was a hot favourite to remain unbeaten in the Group 2 contest following her stunning display in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot last month, but had to make do with minor honours in third behind Karl Burke's Unfortunately (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) and Tom Dascombe's runner-up Frozen Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Heartache was far from disgraced, beaten just half a length, but Cox feels she is better than she showed on the day.
“Sadly she's just not 100%,” he told At The Races. “I think she's pulled a muscle over her back. Gerald [Mosse] was quite right in his summing up after the race. It was the first time he's ridden the filly, but he felt we might find something in the next 24 hours and he was right. Our physio has been on the case already and she's happy that we've got a handle on it. I hope she can reproduce a more Ascot-like performance next time. That said, fair play to the two colts that beat us. I thought they were two nice colts.”
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