A few days from the Arc de Triomphe, what could be more logical than seeing a product of Waldgeist (winner of this Group I in 2019), May It Bewin the Prix Panacée (listed) this rainy Wednesday in Toulouse, offering a new victory to Basque jockey Ioritz Mendizabal. Unlike the racers, who made him an outsider, this victory is not completely a surprise for him: “Before the move, there were undoubtedly horses with better chances than mine, but May It Be I really liked when he finished fifth at this level this summer in Vichy. Today (read Wednesday)we had a very good run behind the host Precious Jewel who was the filly of the race, and she accelerated well on soft ground which did not bother her.” After bearing the full weight of the race, Precious Jewel still keeps the first runner-up in front of his training partner Sea Breaker who drew a very good straight line after having waited among the last, dominating with a strong fight Clorialso author of a remarkable end of the race. As for the English Persisther fifth place is better than her ranking indicates, regaining a lot of ground from the middle of the straight when her jockey Christophe Soumillon shifted her in the middle of the track.
