While representatives of Goodwood and York have voiced their approval of the RCA announcement, the Jockey Club does not agree. Deauville's month-long jamboree kicked off on Sunday with the G1 Prix Rothschild at the head of proceedings. He was narrowly beaten by Godolphin's Distant Storm when making his debut at Newmarket's 2025 July meeting. Along with the Sussex Stakes runner-up Gstaad, his erstwhile paddock-mate, the 87-rated Zennor Storm (Mohaather), was a close second in the HKJC World Pool Handicap. His victory last Wednesday against the stunning sunlit backdrop of the Sussex Downs was a giant dose of sporting Prozac.