Cachet Confirmed for French One Thousand Guineas

QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner Cachet  will go in search of more classic glory after trainer George Boughey confirmed her participation in the French equivalent in Paris May 8.

The 3-year-old daughter of Aclaim , who was ridden by double Guineas-winning jockey James Doyle, handed Boughey and owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing a maiden British classic win at Newmarket May 1.

Doyle, who made nearly all the running on the Rowley Mile to hold off Prosperous Voyage  by a neck at 16-1, is to keep the ride in Sunday's Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (G1) and the pair are 2-1 favorites at Paris Longchamp with Paddy Power for more success.

Doyle was winning on Cachet for the first time after he replaced William Buick, who had steered her to a 2 1/2-length success in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes (G3) in April. The latter was claimed by employers Godolphin to ride Wild Beauty , who eventually finished ninth in the Newmarket classic.

Boughey said: "Cachet has come out of the One Thousand Guineas in such great shape that it's very much all systems go for Longchamp on Sunday. We had the option of waiting for the Coronation Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot, but she's so well in herself that we've decided to go again with her."  

He added: "I think the French One Thousand Guineas will suit her style of running, as will the track layout, and James Doyle will again take the ride. I didn't put her in the Irish Guineas because the easier mile at Longchamp is probably more favorable to her."

Only one filly has completed the English-French One Thousand Guineas double this century. Special Duty  achieved that feat in 2010, having won the Newmarket version in the stewards' room following the demotion of first-past-the-post Jacqueline Quest .

The great Miesque did the double in 1987, but plenty have tried and failed since, the most recent being Ballydolye's Mother Earth , who finished second to Couersamba at Longchamp a year ago.

Paul Binfield, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: "We have Cachet as 2-1 favorite to follow up in France. Often one horse can change the course of a trainer's career—Cachet has given George Boughey a classic win in just his fourth year with a license and if the bookies are right and she completes the double at Longchamp, the momentum really will be with the young handler."