Coronet heading for the paddocks after a Champions Day swansong

Denford Stud has confirmed that Coronet will be retired as a valuable broodmare prospect following a final outing in October’s Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot.

Bred by Faisal Salman's Berkshire stud, Coronet secured a second Group 1 triumph of the season in Sunday's Darley Prix Jean Romanet. She had ended a frustrating string of defeats at the highest level in last month’s Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Running on heavy ground at Deauville, the grey maintained the run of the irrepressible Frankie Dettori and John Gosden with a powerful display as she held With You by three-quarters of a length.

Richard Evans, Denford Stud farm manager, said: "She’s absolutely fine (on Monday morning) and has taken the race really, really well.

"We’re still on a high, to be honest. The ground was a slight concern – we didn’t want it like a bog – but it dried out and became quite sticky, and she doesn’t mind it on the soft side.She was a very comfortable winner and we are obviously well chuffed with her.

"We started the season wondering whether or not she would win a Group 1, and now she has won two of them.It is a wonderful result for everyone concerned."

Coronet, whose sire is Dubawi, is out of the Listed-winning Darshaan mare Approach. She is a half-sisterto four winners, most significantly the 2015 St Leger runner-up, Midas Touch and Group-race performer Streetcar To Stars.

Evans added: "Coronet will now be lined up for the Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day. That will be her swansong and she will then head off to the paddocks.

"She’s a retained homebred so she’ll come back to the stud after her racing career is over, which will be lovely.It’s also fantastic for Prince Faisal, who bred Coronet.

"We’ll be pushing our luck asking for another Group 1 from her, but this is as probably as good as it gets, to be honest."

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