• Home
• /
• Horse Racing

Reliable Man triumphs

CHANTILLY - Reliable Man won the French Derby here on Sunday to give his trainer Alain de Royer Dupre his sixth win in the classic.

By (AFP)

• Follow us on
• 
• 
• 

Published: Tue 7 Jun 2011, 1:23 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 8:43 AM

Given a superb ride by veteran Gerald Mosse, he came late down the outside to deprive Bubble Chic in the final strides and prevail by ¾ of a length to give the winning jockey his third win in the race but first since 1996.

“Its a special pleasure to have won this for the sixth time,” said de Royer Dupre, who last won it with Darsi in 2006.

“I was always quietly confident with this horse. He may not have had the race records of others in the race but he is a horse I have always had high hopes for.

“The ground too didn’t give me too much concern as it has always got a little bit of give in the ground.”

Mosse was delighted to have landed the race again after such a long time.

“It is a real pleasure to have won this race on this horse,” said Mosse.

“I knew I was going to win 400 metres out. I dedicate this victory to the trainer as he has always shown confidence in me.”

However, it was the performance of the third horse home, favourite Beraan, which caught the eye as he completely missed the break under Christophe Lemaire and ended up just two and three quarter lengths off the winner.

At one point he was 15 lengths off the 15 other runners but with a sedate pace being set up front by Frankie Dettori on Casamento he was slowly but surely able to tack onto the back coming into the final straight.