David Elsworth’s progressive Desert Skyline set for a run in Sunday’s Prix Kergorlay at Deauville
Elsworth's three-year-old has run well in defeat this season including a good third to Stradivarius in the Goodwood Cup when last seen at Glorious Goodwood
GOODWOOD Cup third Desert Skyline has been given the green light to run in Sunday's Prix Kergorlay at Deauville.
David Elsworth's three-year-old has run well in defeat this season despite not winning.
His latest third behind Stradivarius at Glorious Goodwood was another career best.
Elsworth has a good record in the race and is hoping his luck has not run out after winning the Group 2 contest with Persian Punch in 2000 and Gold Medallist in 2004.
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Elsworth said: "I've got him in over in France. There was the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury but I think he will be better off in the Kergorlay.
"It's a race I've been lucky in a few times so we will see if we can get a repeat win in it.
"I won it with Gold Medallist, who I then sold to Philip Hobbs to go jumping, and old Persian Punch won it as well so I don't know whether we have already exhausted our chances.
"He holds several of them (rivals) on form. When you look at the weight for age he comes out quite favourably. He appears to be well and is progressive."
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