“To win my first Group race here at Chantilly, I am almost speechless,” said trainer Nicolas Le Roch after registering a landmark success. “Thanks goes to my team at home and thanks also to Nicolas de Chambure. He is a super boss and I would not be here without him. We always loved this filly, even though she ran moderately first time out, but we kept the faith and all has gone well since. She did all we expected from her and all we had planned. She stays well, she had a great ride and she will come back for the [Oct. 22 G1] Criterium de Saint-Cloud.”

Pedigree Notes

Shiffrin, who becomes the ninth pattern-race winner for her sire, is the second of three foals and lone scorer out of Scruples (Pioneerof The Nile), herself an unraced half to G3 Gallinule S. victor Crossfirehurricane (Kitten's Joy) and Listed Patton S. victrix My Generation (Speightstown). The January-foaled bay's stakes-winning second dam Louvakhova (Maria's Mon), whose descendants include multiple stakes winner Jack And Noah (Fr) (Bated Breath {GB}), is a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen Mast). Louvakhova is a daughter of G3 Prix Miesque winner Louvain (Ire) (Sinndar {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G1 Haydock Sprint Cup hero G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). Scruples has a yearling filly by Belardo (Ire) to come.

Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DE CONDE-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 9-16, 2yo, 9fT, 1:54.80, g/s.
1–SHIFFRIN (IRE), 122, f, 2, by Olympic Glory (Ire)
1st Dam: Scruples, by Pioneerof The Nile
2nd Dam: Louvakhova, by Maria's Mon
3rd Dam: Louvain (Ire), by Sinndar (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Haras d'Etreham (IRE); T-Nicolas Le Roch; J-Simon Planque. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-1, €90,500. Werk Nick Rating: First SW from this cross. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–De Sica (Fr), 126, c, 2, Demarchelier (GB)–Stella Di Camelot (Ire), by Camelot (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-White Birch Farm (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €16,000.
3–Gold Index (Ire), 126, c, 2, Night Of Thunder (Ire)–Golden Legend (Fr), by Doctor Dino (Fr). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Mme Antonia Devin; B-Mme Antonia Devin & Mlle Victoria Devin (IRE); T-Henri-Francois Devin. €12,000.
Margins: 1HF, NK, NO. Odds: 3.00, 1.90, 4.60.
Also Ran: Shalella (Fr), Darling Darling (Fr), Bad Desire (Fr). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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“We are delighted with the horse and delighted for Saxon Warrior as this is his first Group winner,” reflected Coolmore representative Hermine Bastide. “Ryan [Moore] says that the horse does the minimum, but hasn't stopped improving. He is a late foal, so that is a very good sign. He is in the [G1 Prix Jean-Luc] Lagardere, but that is over seven furlongs. I am sure Aidan [”Brien] will have a look at the programme and decide which race is best for the horse. He will most certainly be entered in the [G1] Criterium de Saint Cloud.”

Victoria Road, the lone black-type scorer for his dam, is one of five winners from many runners out of G3 Abernant S. and G3 Sandown Sprint S. victrix Tickled Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), herself a daughter of multiple Group-winning G1 July Cup second Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). Tickled Pink is thus kin to three stakes performers headed by three-time Group 1-winning distaffer Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), herself the dam of three pattern-race winners by Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). They include multiple Group 1-winning heroine Magical (Ire) and her dual Group 1-winning full-sister Rhododendron (Ire), the latter being the dam of last week's G2 Champions Juvenile S. victor Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Halfway To Heaven's half-sister Theann (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) is the dam of GI First Lady S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. winner Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Cassandra Go is kin to G3 Coventry S. winner and G1 Irish 2000 Guineas runner-up Verglas (Ire) (Highest Honor {Fr}). Tickled Pink has a weanling colt by Ghaiyyath (Ire) to come.

Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DE CONDE-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 9-17, 2yo, c/g, 9fT, 1:49.11, g/s.
1–VICTORIA ROAD (IRE), 126, c, 2, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)
1st Dam: Tickled Pink (Ire) (MGSW-Eng, $117,768), by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
2nd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
3rd Dam: Rahaam, by Secreto
1ST GROUP WIN. (115,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Trevor Stewart (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-0, €144,350. *1st Group winner for freshman sire (by Deep Impact {Jpn}). Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Rashford (Fr), 126, c, 2, Zarak (Fr)–Randium (Fr), by Sinndar (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Friedrich Hodel (FR); T-Yann Barberot. €16,000.
3–Nasomo (Ire), 126, c, 2, Australia (GB)–Navaro Girl (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Stall Nizza; B-Ursula & Jurgen Imm (IRE); T-Peter Schiergen. €12,000.
Margins: NK, 3HF, HD. Odds: 1.90, 5.10, 9.00.
Also Ran: Duc De Morny (GB), Mojo Ego (Ire), Precious Sea (GB), Angers (Fr), Kamino (Fr). Video, sponsored by TVG.

Prix De Conde (G3)
1800m, 80.000 EUR, for 2yo
Chantilly

Victoria Road (IRE)
(2C Saxon Warrior – Tickled Pink, by Invincible Spirit)
J :R.-L. Moore
T :A.P. O'Brien
O :Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smithpic.twitter.com/5jq2o0Cq4y

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