Soumillon Stars Again As London Sale Entry Rafale Design Takes The Prix du Lys

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Taking charge at Chantilly on Sunday, Christophe Soumillon supplemented his Diane success with the card's G3 Prix du Lys Longines as Rafale Design capped another stellar afternoon for the Belgian. Coming off a win in ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix Hocquart last month, the Yann Barberot-trained son of Starspangledbanner was launched from rear to swoop on Surabad (Bated Breath) and Oracle (Too Darn Hot) with 300 metres remaining and assert to beat that duo by two half-length margins. Entered in Monday's London Sale in Goffs, the G1 Grand Prix de Paris entry provides his many owners including Cormac Farrell and Laurent Dassault with an enviable quandary.

 

What a day it's been for Christophe Soumillon!

Four winners on the day for the Belgian as Rafale Design comes home best of all to land the Group Three Prix du Lys at Chantilly! pic.twitter.com/vGtkgS1yu5

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 15, 2025

Sunday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DU LYS LONGINES-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 6-15, 3yo, 12fT, 2:29.56, g/s.
1–RAFALE DESIGN (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Starspangledbanner (Aus)
1st Dam: Fashion Design (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Sense Of Style, by Thunder Gulch
3rd Dam: Save Me The Waltz (Ire), by Kings Lake
(€48,000 Wlg '22 GOFNOV; €75,000 Ylg '23 GOFORB; €195,000 RNA 2yo '24 ARQMAY). O-Beaumelles Racing, Cormac Farrell, Laurent Dassault, Jean-Noel Bocahut, LTN Racing, Meridian International SARL & Frank Dhooghe; B-Newstead Breeding LLC; T-Yann Barberot; J-Christophe Soumillon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-0, €117,500. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Surabad (GB), 128, c, 3, Bated Breath (GB)–Sunita (Fr), by Motivator (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Aga Khan Studs; T-Francis-Henri Graffard. €16,000.
3–Oracle (GB), 128, c, 3, Too Darn Hot (GB)–Ligne D'Or (GB), by Dansili (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Wertheimer & Frere; B-Dayton Investments Ltd; T-Andre Fabre. €12,000.
Margins: HF, HF, 5. Odds: 3.20, 2.80, 2.90.
Also Ran: Hotheaded (GB), Golden Weaver (Fr), Ephesus (Fr), Lakota Beau (Fr), Duty (Fr). Scratched: Croquis (Ire).

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