26 May 2024
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Sunday, May 26, 2024, ParisLongchamp Racecourse (Paris). – Dominant in the Prix de Barbeville (Gr3) with favourable weight conditions, Sevenna's Knight (Camelot) confirmed his prowess at level weights in the €130,000 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (Gr2) two-miler. He settled behind the Czech visitor Magic Merlin (Ulysses), who set the pace and was joined at the top of the hill by Sober (Camelot), the defending champion.
As the leader began to fade at the entrance to the final straight, Sevenna’s Knight made his move, soon challenged on the inside by Double Major (Daiwa Major) and in the middle of the track by 4yo filly Shemala (Cracksman). Shemala kept up her effort to finish second, nearly two lengths behind, without ever truly threatening the winner. Double Major, who faded towards the end, finished in third place, three lengths behind the filly.
Vicomtesse Vigier (Gr2, 3100m) à #ParisLongchamp : le favori Sevenna’s Knight (Camelot) domine à nouveau et devient le meilleur cheval de tenue en France sous la casaque OTI management. pic.twitter.com/i40S1knZPf
— France Galop (@francegalop) May 26, 2024
The 4-year-old entire colt, Sevenna’s Knight, is entered in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Gr1) and the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr1).
He is the eighth foal out of Sevenna (Galileo), a Group 2 winner in England, whose early offspring include Sassella (Lope de Vega), winner of the Prix Belle de Nuit (L), who was sold at the latest Arqana breeding sales for €17,000, barren, to C&S Bloodstock. Sevenna has also produced Savanne (Rock of Gibraltar), winner of the Prix de Royaumont (Gr3). Recently, Sevenna foaled a 3-year-old Camelot colt sold for €85,000 as a yearling at Deauville but still unraced, and a 2-year-old New Bay fillt, trained by André Fabre for Gestüt Ammerland.