Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien had already trained a winner of this race: Pierre Bonnard (2025). The stable also saddled Shakespeare (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Illinois was third in 2023.
France
Saint-Cloud · 25.10.26
Watch the racePurse€250,000
Distance2000 metres
Winning time2m 7.21s
SurfaceTurf · Soft
Conditions2-year-olds
Runners7
Stories of this Result
Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore had come close here before: Illinois was third in 2023. With this win, the jockey closed to within one win of leader James McDonald. All 20 of them came for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett had already sired a winner of this race: Tennessee Stud (2024). With this win, the stallion closed to within three wins of leader Night Of Thunder. Those wins came from 5 different horses.
Coolmore Group
Coolmore Group had come close here before: Adelaide River was third in 2022. With this win, the owner leads the owners' table on 25 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the owner also took the Royal Oak with Queenstown.
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GHRTV · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
6thJust Yet2yo filly by Holy Roman Emperor × AstonishedMarvin GrandinP E Dubois9
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 25.10.26Drumbeat
Wootton BassettSire
Cloth Of CloudDamby Captain Al
DamCloth Of Cloud
Drumbeat is out of Cloth Of Cloud (Captain Al), a Group 1 winner in South Africa who was champion two-year-old filly there in 2015/16. He is the fourth of her five foals and one of her two winners. Cloth Of Cloud is a half-sister to four black-type performers, headed by Silver Mountain (Silvano), winner of the Gr.1 Cape Fillies Guineas.
Second damOur Table Mountain
Second dam Our Table Mountain (Fusaichi Pegasus) won at Listed level in South Africa and is a half-sister to Artie Schiller. She produced nine winners, among them Cloth Of Cloud, Silver Mountain, the Listed winner Wonderous Climber (Dynasty) and two Group 1-placed runners, Helderberg Blue (Jet Master) and Careful Hiker (Spectrum), all in South Africa. Careful Hiker is the dam of One Way Traffic, a Gr.3 winner in South Africa.
Third damHidden Light
Third dam Hidden Light (Majestic Light) won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks and the Grade 1 Hollywood Oaks in the US. She produced ten winners, among them Artie Schiller (El Prado), winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile in 2005 and later a sire.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pierre BonnardCamelot × Sultanina | Aidan O'BrienChristophe Soumillon | Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick SmithRathasker Stud | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee StudWootton Bassett × In My Dreams | Joseph Patrick O'BrienDylan Browne McMonagle | Westerberg,Tabor,Magnier,SmithMrs Ann Marie O'Brien | ||
| 2023 | Los AngelesCamelot × Frequential | Aidan O'BrienChristophe Soumillon | Westerberg & Mrs Magnier & M Tabor & D SmithLynch Bages Ltd & Longfield Stud | ||
| 2022 | Dubai MileRoaring Lion × Beach Bunny | Charlie JohnstonDaniel Muscutt | Ahmad Al ShaikhSkymarc Farm | ||
| 2021 | El BodegonKodiac × Al Andalyya | James FergusonIoritz Mendizabal | Nas Syndicate & A F O'CallaghanCecil And Martin McCracken | ||
| 2020 | Gear UpTeofilo × Gearanai | Mark JohnstonJames Doyle | Teme Valley 2J S Bolger |
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