By Sean Cronin
Chares registered wide-margin victories in seven-furlong heats at La Teste de Buch in his July 30 debut and at Dax last time Aug. 31 and maintained his perfect record with a more workmanlike performance upped in thrip for this black-type bow. Steadied to race in rear at the break and remaining there until turning for home, he was scrubbed along passing the quarter-mile marker and ridden out once quickening to challenge entering the final eighth to register a career high in ultimately comfortable style.
“He remains undefeated and we can keep dreaming,” reflected owner Frank Walter. “He won well although it was not by as far as he'd won before. I think he was more surprised than anything else because it was the first time he had to knuckle down and fight. Ultimately, he won quite comfortably and that is exactly what we wanted. He will now go up in class, of course, and there are possibilities in France and Italy next month. We'll see how he comes out of this before deciding where to go next.”
Chares, who becomes the first stakes scorer for his freshman sire (by Zebedee {GB}), is one of four winners from as many runners out of Listed Criterium Aretuseo victress Coco Demure (Ire) (Titus Livius {Fr}) and the chestnut is kin to a yearling filly by Maxios (GB). His dam is a half-sister to Listed Premio Daumier runner-up Paladino di Sabbia (Ire) (King Charlemagne), from a family featuring GI Arlington H. hero Unknown Quantity (GB) (Young Generation {Ire}) and GSW British champion Starlet (GB) (Teenoso).
Friday, Lyon-Parilly, France
CRITERIUM DE LYON-Listed, €60,000, Lyon-Parilly, 9-27, 2yo, 8fT, 1:40.25, g/s.
1–CHARES (GER), 126, c, 2, by Ivawood (Ire)
1st Dam: Coco Denure (Ire) (SW-Ity), by Titus Livius (Fr)
2nd Dam: Alma Thomas (Ire), by Orpen
3rd Dam: Double Time (GB), by Nashwan
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (€32,000 RNA Ylg '18 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Waldeck; B-Scuderia Waldeck SNC (GER); T-Christophe Ferland; J-Julien Auge. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, €52,500.
2–Choise of Raison (GB), 126, c, 2, Zoffany (Ire)–Miss Plimsoll, by Arch. (€35,000 Ylg '18 ARAUG). O-Alexandre Giannotti & Ecurie des Monceaux. €12,000.
3–Magic Attitude (GB), 122, f, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Margot Did (Ire), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). (€850,000 RNA Ylg '18 ARAUG). O-Haras du Saubouas, Haras d'Etreham, Mme Marie-Therese Dubuc-Grassa & Mohamed Fahad A H Al-Attiyah. €9,000.
Margins: NK, 2HF, NK. Odds: 1.10, 6.80, 14.00.
Also Ran: Shared Belief (Ire), Taranta (Ire), Santurin (Fr), Big Boss Man (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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