GREAT Wish, a five-year-old son of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) trained in Denmark by Bent Olsen, struck for the first time in pattern race company on Sunday when he recorded the ninth win of his career, capturing the Group 3 Prix de Meautry.

The six-furlong contest at Deauville was run on heavy ground, but Great Wish handled it with aplomb, winning by four-and-a-half lengths, with a daughter of Night Of Thunder back in third. Still an entire, Great Wish has won in Denmark, Sweden, the UAE and France, and is having a bumper year.