Sahlan
Sahlan was a big-priced winner, returned at a starting price of 20/1. It was desperately close: the winner held off Rosallion by a short head. He is a homebred, raced by Al Shaqab Racing, who also bred him.
France
ParisLongchamp · 07.09.25
Watch the racePurse€800,000
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 35.39s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Sahlan
Mickael Barzalona
With this win, Mickael Barzalona and trainer Francis-Henri Graffard combined for 4 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey had come close here before: Victor Ludorum was third in 2021 and Facteur Cheval was third in 2023.
Wootton Bassett
With this win, Wootton Bassett closed to within two wins of leader Into Mischief in the 2025 sires' table. The stallion is also the sire of Henri Matisse (fifth) from this field. Those wins came from 5 different horses.
Watch the race
Al Shaqab Racing · English commentaryResult
12 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thHenri Matisse3yo colt by Wootton Bassett × Immortal VerseChristophe SoumillonAidan O'Brien1 ¼€22,880
9thDancing Gemini4yo colt by Camelot × Lady AdelaideRossa RyanRoger TealNeck
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 07.09.25Sahlan
Wootton BassettSire
WasmyaDamby Toronado
DamWasmya
Sahlan is out of Wasmya (Toronado) and is her first foal and so far her only runner. Wasmya won at Listed level in Germany and was also stakes-placed in France. She is a half-sister to two black-type-placed winners, Wahdan (Siyouni), who won over 1900m and was third in the Gr.2 Prix Eugene Adam, and Talbah (Style Vendome), a winner over 1500m who was placed in the Gr.3 Prix Imprudence.
Second damLamorlaye
Second dam Lamorlaye (Danehill Dancer) won over 1300m in France and bred five winners. She is a half-sister to Jazzique (Kingman), a winner in the US who was Grade 2-placed.
Third damLove To Dance
Third dam Love To Dance (Sadler's Wells) did not win in 12 starts but was third in the Gr.2 Blandford Stakes, and had three winners. A daughter of Lagrion, she is a half-sister to Dylan Thomas (Danehill), a six-time Group 1 winner and sire, Queen's Logic (Grand Lodge), the unbeaten winner of the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes, and Homecoming Queen (Holy Roman Emperor), winner of the Gr.1 1000 Guineas.
Wider family
The family is also connected to Serpentine (Galileo), winner of the Gr.1 Derby in 2020, whose second dam is Lagrion.
Next generation
Wasmya has a 2-year-old filly by Mehmas named Demah, a yearling filly by Starspangledbanner and a colt foal by Mehmas.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TribalistFarhh × Fair Daughter | André FabreMickael Barzalona | Godolphin SNCCar Colston Hall Stud | ||
| 2023 | SauterneKingman × Salicorne | P CottierTony Piccone | Jean-Pierre-Joseph DuboisJ-P-J Dubois | ||
| 2022 | DreamloperLope De Vega × Livia's Dream | Ed WalkerKieran Shoemark | J FillMrs Olivia Hoare | ||
| 2021 | BaaeedSea The Stars × Aghareed | William HaggasJim Crowley | Shadwell Estate Company LtdShadwell Estate Company Limited (Ire) | ||
| 2020 | Persian KingKingman × Pretty Please | André FabrePierre-Charles Boudot | Godolphin SNC & Ballymore Thoroughbred LtdDayton Investments (Breeding) Limited |
Related races
2025 Global seasonSame day07.09.25
Prix Vermeille07.09.25AventureGrosser Preis von Baden07.09.25GoliathDel Mar Futurity07.09.25BrantSame racecourseParisLongchamp
Prix du Cadran04.10.25Caballo De MarPrix de Royallieu04.10.25ConsentPrix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp05.10.25AsfooraPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe05.10.25DaryzSimilar races3-year-olds and up · Mile · Turf
City of York Stakes23.08.25Never So BraveMemsie Stakes30.08.25Treasurethe MomentMakybe Diva Stakes13.09.25Mr BrightsideSir Rupert Clarke Stakes20.09.25Sepals