Churchill’s Vadeni Too Good in the Prix de Guiche

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His Highness The Aga Khan's Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), winner of last term's Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage, was a class above his rivals in Tuesday's G3 Prix de Guiche and laid down a marker for next month's G1 Prix du Jockey Club with an impressive 2 1/2-length success in the nine-furlong Chantilly feature. The homebred bay had previously opened up with a July 21 debut score at Bordeaux-Le Bouscat and closed his three-race juvenile campaign with a third in this venue's Sept. 29 G3 Prix de Conde. He went postward as the even-money favourite, coming back off a close-up fifth in last month's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at ParisLongchamp, and settled in fifth through halfway. Making smooth headway on the bridle in the straight, he quickened smartly for control entering the final furlong and was pushed out to easily best for Machete (Fr) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) with Implementation (Constitution) a short neck away in third.

Vadeni is the sixth of seven foals and one of five scorers from as many runners produced by a winning daughter of G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Vadawina (Ire) (Unfuwain). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to MSP Listed Prix Finlande runner-up Vadsena (Fr) (Makfi {GB}), Listed Torney Night Cup placegetter Vadiyann (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) and a 2-year-old colt by Camelot (GB). Vadawina, kin to another G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner in Vazira (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), produced five black-type performers of her own headed by GSW G1 Grand Premio di Milano third Vadamar (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}), MGSP Listed Prix Isonomy victrix Vedouma (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and GSW G1 Racing Post Trophy placegetter The Pentagon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Vadeni's family also features G1 Queen Anne S. and G1 Prix d'Ispahan hero Valixir (Ire) (Trempolino), G1 Prix du Moulin-winning sire Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) and GI Breeders' Cup Mile-winning sire Val Royal (Fr) (Royal Academy).

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