More Deauville success for Beyond Reason in G2 Prix du Calvados

Beyond Reason successfully stepped up in class to land an impressive victory in the seven-furlong G2 Prix du Calvados at Deauville, France, on Saturday, 18 August.

The two-year-old filly, with William Buick in the saddle, made all the running for her second win in a row at the course and distance, following a nose victory in the G3 Prix Six Perfections on 28 July.

She was asked to stretch with two furlongs remaining and powered right away in the final furlong to score eased down by three lengths from Lagrandecatherine in 1m 26.57s on good to soft ground. Beyond Reason has now won on three of her five career starts, having also been successful at Kempton Park, UK, in a six-furlong Polytrack novice race in June.

Charlie Appleby said: “It was great effort from Beyond Reason to make all today. “She is a filly that is going the right way and I see no reason why she shouldn’t be able to step up to a mile now.

“Hopefully, we can look at G1 races like the Prix Marcel Boussac (1m, Longchamp, 7 October) and the Fillies’ Mile (1m, Newmarket, 12 October) for her now.”

Speaking about the success of Al Hilalee in the Listed Criterium du Fonds earlier in the afternoon at Deauville, the trainer added: “I was very pleased with Al Hilalee’s win today because he was very green on his first start at Newmarket and he has had to learn on the job.

“It was a tight finish and he has beaten two horses who had more experience than him.

“Going forward, we will look at the races at Prix Jean Luc Lagerdere (G1, 1m, Longchamp, 7 October) and the Royal Lodge Stakes (G2, 1m, Newmarket, 29 September) as potential autumn targets.”