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Sauterne strikes to gain first Group 1 success in Prix du Moulin

Sauterne provided her trainer Patrice Cottier with a big Group-race double by claiming the Group 1 Prix du Moulin just hours after Horizon Dore landed the Prix du Prince d’Orange on the same card.

Sauterne finishing second to Good Guess.
Sauterne finishing second to Good Guess. Picture: Healy Racing

Patrice Cottier filly arrived following two high-class placed efforts in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat and Prix Rothschild but was sent off a general 10/1 chance to gain a breakthrough top-level success, with French Derby and Prix Jacques le Marois runner-up Big Rock dominating the betting as he bid for that elusive first Group 1 success. 

As expected, Big Rock soon found himself at the head of affairs the confirmed front-runner looked to have his rivals in trouble Lemaitre kicked his mount for home rounding the bend. However, Christopher Head-trained three-year-old soon came under pressure and the pack began to eat into his lead with a furlong to run. 

Sauterne, who was settled nicely towards the inside under Tony Piccone, showed a smart turn of foot to get upsides the tiring Big Rock approaching the final furlong and from that moment on, the Patrice Cottier-trained daughter of Kingman never looked like being passed. 

Big Rock kept on well once headed to finish runner-up once more but the 3/5 market leader was a length behind Sauterne crossing the line.

The third spot went the way of Facteur Cheval, who stayed on strongly in the closing stages and may well remain in contention for a bid at Ascot's Qipco Champion Stakes later in the season. 


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