Kate beats Duntle in the Prix Rothschild Elusive Kate completed back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Prix Rothschild with a comprehensive success at Deauville. Winner of a controversial race for the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket's July meeting, the John Gosden-trained filly was far too good for her rivals in France. She stormed to victory in the hands of William Buick, with Duntle, under Wayne Lordan for David Wachman, edging out Kenhope for second place. The Lady Cecil-trained Chigun made the early running under Tom Queally, but Elusive Kate was hot on her heels from the start. Buick kicked on some way out and soon had the rest of the field trailing in her wake, the winner scoring at 5/2 with British bookmakers but less than 2/1 on the French pari-mutuel. "She handled the ground because they had a biblical-proportion tornado last night which caused them to cancel the last three races," said Gosden, who watched the race unfold from Ascot. "The breeze got up this morning and the ground was slow, but she handled it well. "It was a good run from a difficult draw - she's outclassed them "We'll go for the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown now. A left-handed mile should suit her. I think the plan will be to breed from her next spring."
