Sealiway is the first Gr1 winner for Galiway winning Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (1400m) at ParisLongchamp. Tracking the early leader Cairn Gorm to the final straight, Sealiway exploded clear 300m out and went on to defeat Nando Parrado (Kodiac) by eight lengths with Laws Of Indices (Power) third. (Pic: ScoopDyga/France Galop) It is the fourth
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Normandy Bridge is SW40 for Le Havre winning Friday’s Gr3 Prix Thomas Bryon (1600m) for 2yos at Saint-Cloud. Theo Bachelot adopted daring tactics on the heavy ground, spearing out to race alone down the outside rail in the home straight and tactics paid off with a three-quarter length defeat of Homeryan (Sea The Stars) and
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Thursday’s Criterium de Lyon (1600m) winner Darkness is SW38 for Siyouni. Settled in third place on the outside as Ever Pink set the pace, Darkness did best to defeat Euphoria (Sepoy) by a short-neck in a driving finish with Colosseo (Street Boss) in third. It is the third win from five starts for the Jean-Claude
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Umm Kulthum is SW62 for Kodiac winning the Gr3 Firth Of Clyde Stakes (6f) for 2yo fillies at Ayr. Umm Kulthum left it late but finished best of on the far sider of the course to defeat Scarlet Bear (Kodi Bear) by one length with Lullaby Moon (Belardo) the same distance away in third. Umm
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The catalogue for the Arqana Arc Sale on October 3 is now available for viewing online. Currently featuring 23 lots, Arqana is still accepting entries for the sale, to be held at Saint-Cloud racecourse after racing on the eve of the Gr1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on October 4. Among those is the last
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Champers Elysees completed her amazing transformation in 2020 with victory in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown last weekend. Undefeated for Johnny Murtagh this year, the three-year-old has reeled off four consecutive wins starting with a handicap at The Curragh, a Listed win at Galway, a Gr3 race at Gowran Park and then her first win
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Flying Scotsman Stakes (7f) at Doncaster winner New Mandate is the first SW for New Bay. Keen early, New Mandate was taken back early and was then switched towards the inside two furlongs out, squeezing through inside the final furlong to edge Laneqash (Cable Bay) by a head in a driving finish with One Ruler
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Queen Of Love scored a dominant win in Friday’s Prix Coronation (1600m) for 3yo fillies at Saint-Cloud and is SW24 for Kingman. Queen Of Love took a keen hold early and was allowed to stride to the front after 400m and led into the home straight, quickening clear to defeat Speak Of The Devil (Wootton
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The Dubawi half-sister to Gr1 winners Sottsass and Sistercharlie was widely touted as a potential sale topper and so it proved when the chestnut sold for €2.5 million on Thursday. Offered by Ecurie des Monceaux, the hammer eventually fell in favour of British-based agent Oliver St Lawrence, standing with Bahraini Fawzi Nass. (pic Arqana/Zuzanna Lupa)
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Policy Of Truth is SW37 for Siyouni after winning Thursday’s Gr3 Prix des Chenes (1600m) at ParisLongchamp. Settled in second place early in the four horse field, Policy Of Truth ran to the front early in the home straight and went clear, never looking like being beaten, going on to defeat Mouillage (Toronado) comfortably with
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