Gordon Lord Byron, the second choice in a field of eleven, took over the lead in the Longchamp homestretch and dug deep to win the group I Qatar Prix de la Foret by 1 1/2 lengths.
Ridden to victory by William Buick, Gordon Lord Byron raced fairly close to the early pace for much of the race, a couple of lengths behind pace-setting Lethal Force. Penitent was also close to the pace.
Inside the final four hundred meters, Penitent moved up to take command of the lead, but Gordon Lord Byron soon moved up to challenge, and after a brief duel, moved away to win in game fashion while stopping the clock for seven furlongs in 1:25.17 seconds.
Kendam rallied to finish a neck behind Penitent in third, while three lengths clear of Pintura. Mashoora, Blue Soave, Nice Association, Zantenda, Sommerabend, Lethal Force, and Starspangledbanner completed the order of finish.
The winner is a four-year-old gelded son of Byron out of Boa Estrela, by Intikhab. Trained by Tom Hogan and owned by Morgan J. Cahalan and Adolf Schneider, Gordon Lord Byron has compiled a record of 6-6-4 from 22 starts.
-Keelerman
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