Wimbledon Hawkeye backs up brilliant Irish Champion run with stylish Dollar display as British trainers dominate

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If George Scott and Bahrain's Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa endured a nervous wait to hear Caballo De Mar was first past the post in the Cadran, they will have enjoyed the sight of Wimbledon Hawkeye running down Zaydann a good deal more, for all that the winning distance at the end of a high-quality Prix Dollar was only half a length.

Scott and the Victorious Forever team have prioritised the newly promoted Group 1 Bahrain International Trophy for Wimbledon Hawkeye and, with that aim in mind, took in a trip to France rather than Ascot on the way.

Scott said: "The Bahrain International is going to be the perfect race for him; mile and a quarter, fast ground, great horse, great mind to travel. It’ll be game on in Bahrain."

Christophe Soumillon and George Scott after the Prix Dollar

Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa, George Scott and Christophe SoumillonCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Wimbledon Hawkeye was only narrowly denied by Hotazhell in the Irish Champion Stakes three weeks ago and, asked if he felt this performance put to bed the idea that the Leopardstown Group 1 had thrown up a false result, Scott added: "It just wasn’t, was it? He’s clearly a very high-class horse. Horses don’t travel like that unless they’re top, top class. Christophe was nearly taking a pull and he was a very good winner today."

Zaydann may attempt to equal the score with Wimbledon Hawkeye in Bahrain on November 13.

Fairy Glen swoops

Zaydann's trainer Francis Graffard also had to settle for being denied late on in the Group 1 Prix de Royallieu after Fairy Glen and Mickael Barzalona ran down the heavily backed Sunly.

Fairy Glen and Mickael Barzalona win the Prix de RoyallieuCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Fairy Glen showed her versatility in terms of trip during last winter's Dubai Carnival, winning over 1m1f and then beating Caballo De Mar in the Dubai Gold Cup over 2m, and stepped back up to 1m6f here.

"Mickael predicted the race exactly because he said they'd get racing from a long way out and he wanted to take his time on her," said joint-trainer Ed Crisford. "He knows her really well because he rode her in Dubai.

"He was just following Sunly through and she's a game filly. She's never going to win by far but she gets the job done. She's a really good filly, very versatile, and she's won her Group 1."

Crisford said: "She'll be retired at the end of the year but we'll see whether she takes in another race before she goes to stud."

Paddy Power went 10-1 (from 16) for the Long Distance Cup at Ascot in two weeks' time, as well as trimming her into 20-1 (from 33) for the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes on the same card.

'Home' win for Murphy

Jabracadabra wins the Prix Chaudenay for trainer Amy MurphyCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

The only French success among the five Pattern races on the day came when Jabracadabra and jockey Ebbe Verhestraeten dominated the finish of the Group 2 Prix Chaudenay for three-year-old stayers, giving ex-Newmarket resident Amy Murphy her biggest win since relocating to Chantilly in February 2025.

With stablemate Victoire Magique finishing fifth, the yard's entire Arc weekend was as brief as it was glorious.

"It doesn't get much bigger than winning on Arc weekend," said Murphy. "This is the pinnacle and where we want to be, and hopefully we'll have more than two runners across the weekend next year."

Qirat eases to victory

Qirat became famous as the pacemaker who didn't come back to his field when 'stealing' the Sussex Stakes in July last year, but there was no doubting he was much the best in the Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein under a supremely confident Silvestre de Sousa.

Qirat and Silvestre de Sousa win the Prix Daniel WildensteinCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Representing husband Ralph, Izzy Beckett said: "This year he's proved that he's a solid Group contender and that was as easy as he's won. The ground was perfect for him over a mile and I think that was his perfect race.

"He's an absolute joy. We all adore him and he's an absolute warrior."

Fallen Angel meets tragic end

There was a bitter end to proceedings for the visitors when the classy Fallen Angel suffered a fatal fracture to a leg in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein.

The incident occurred a year to the day since the last of her five Group 1 wins in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket.

'Words can't describe how heartbroken we are' - Karl Burke pays tribute to Fallen Angel after fatal injury at Longchamp

Trained throughout her career by Karl Burke, the daughter of Too Darn Hot won the 2023 Moyglare Stud Stakes and the 2024 Irish 1,000 Guineas for owners Clipper Logistics.

Bought privately by Wathnan Racing, Fallen Angel went on to add the Prix Rothschild, the Matron Stakes and the Sun Chariot in a brilliant late summer and autumn in 2025.

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