Wolf Third As D'Or Marches In Amadeus Wolf fared best of a strong team of British raiders as Marchand D'Or came from off the pace to run out a most impressive winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville.Davy Bonilla produced the Freddie Head-trained three-year-old to take up the running approaching the final furlong in the Group One contest and he scorched up the stands rail to pull nicely clear of the chasing pack.Christophe Lemaire galvanised a power-packed finish from Satri, but the Mujadil colt failed to make any serious inroads into the winner's lead and had to settle for second spot.Kevin Ryan's Amadeus Wolf lost little in third, while John Dunlop's Kodiak also ran well in fourth.Neil Callan had pushed Amadeus Wolf to the front inside the final two furlongs but his effort petered out towards the end of the six-and-a-half-furlong event.VC Bet were suitably impressed with his performance, however, and saw fit to cut him to 12-1 (from 14-1) for York's Nunthorpe Stakes, run on August 24.Head, who won the race 10 years ago as a jockey with crack sprinter Anabaa, said: 'He's a nice horse. I will now think seriously about taking him to the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp (September 30).'Bonilla added: 'We decided to hold him up today and once he heard the crowd he reacted brilliantly.'John Hammond's Freedonia looks a filly with a big future after recording a comfortable success in the Prix de Pomone.Thierry Gillet was content to sit in behind the leaders for much of the Group Two contest, but when he asked his mount to quicken approaching the final furlong the response was immediate.Freedonia led inside the distance and readily stretched clear of her eight rivals to win as she liked in the style of a very classy individual.Montare stayed on well from the rear to take second but she had no answer to the winner's superior turn of foot, while Exhibit One plugged on for third.Alan Cooper, racing manager to the Niarchos family, said: 'This is just reward for the patience shown by the John Hammond stable and the owners as she suffered a setback last year.'We will consider the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp (September 10) as a possibility.'British raiders Time On and Quenched faded disappointingly to finish out of the frame, having held every chance upon entering the straight.(C) PA Sport
