Economics returned to the track with impressive Deauville success © Photo Healy Racing
Economics returned to action with an impressive display in beating Royal Ascot winner Jayarebe in the Prix Guillaume d’Ornano at Deauville.
Much has been written about the imposing three-year-old since his demolition job in the Dante at York, after which connections resisted the temptation to supplement for the Derby.
A clash with Derby winner City Of Troy in the Eclipse did not materialise, with William Haggas eventually settling on this Group Two for his reappearance rather than the Juddmonte International at York next week.
It was far from a penalty kick, though, with Brian Meehan’s Jayarbee and Ed Walker’s Almaqam, as well as the promising Bright Picture for Andre Fabre, among the opposition.
Briefly it looked as though Sean Levey had given Jayarebe a fantastic ride as he was the first to set off in pursuit of the pacemaker and slipped the field, three lengths clear with Tom Marquand at work on Economics.
But gradually the imposing chestnut went through the gears and once he hit the front he powered clear to win comfortably, with a long way back to Almaqam in third.
As a result, Economics was immediately shortened in price for the Irish Champion Stakes, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Champion Stakes at Ascot.
