Double Major Doubles Up In The Royal Oak

[Wandering Eyes]

Relishing the heavy ground at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, the Wertheimers' Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}–Dancequest {Ire}, by Dansili {GB}) successfully defended his crown in the feature G1 Prix Royal-Oak. Tracking the leader Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) from the break, the Christophe Ferland-trained 13-2 shot was committed by Maxime Guyon with 300 metres remaining and stayed on strongly to deny the 23-10 favourite Sevenna's Knight (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths, with Trueshan a head away in third.

 

Back-to-back victories for Double Major in the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak at Saint-Cloud for @maximeguyon_off and @teamchferland! #ダイワメジャー pic.twitter.com/iNC2ctPnMV

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Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France
PRIX ROYAL-OAK-G1, €350,000, Saint-Cloud, 10-27, 3yo/up, 15 1/2fT, 3:33.16, hy.
1–DOUBLE MAJOR (IRE), 130, g, 4, by Daiwa Major (Jpn)
1st Dam: Dancequest (Ire) (SP-Fr), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Featherquest (GB), by Rainbow Quest
3rd Dam: Featherhill (Fr), by Lyphard
O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Christophe Ferland; J-Maxime Guyon. €199,990. Lifetime Record: 15-7-4-2, €768,110. *1/2 to Flop Shot (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $266,711; and Veritas (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), SP-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Sevenna's Knight (Ire), 130, c, 4, Camelot (GB)–Sevenna (Fr), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-OTI Management Pty Ltd; B-Gestut Ammerland (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €80,010.
3–Trueshan (Fr), 130, g, 8, Planteur (Ire)–Shao Line (Fr), by General Holme. (€8,000 Ylg '17 OSLATE; 31,000gns 2yo '18 TATHIT). O-Singula Partnership; B-Didier Blot (FR); T-Alan King. €40,005.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, 5. Odds: 6.50, 2.30, 2.70.
Also Ran: Al Qareem (Ire), Grosvenor Square (Ire), Shakti (Fr), Presage Nocturne (Ire), Align The Stars (Ire).

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