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Kingman’s Kingentleman Posts a Career High at Chantilly

Guy Pariente's homebred sophomore colt Kingentleman (GB) (Kingman {GB}–Restiadargent {Fr}, by Kendargent {Fr}) was off the board in all three prior starts at black-type level and lined up for Monday's G3 Prix Texanita at Chantilly as the 27-1 outsider-of-eight coming back off a pair of sixths in last month's G3 Prix Djebel and G3 Prix Sigy. The eventual winner, successful twice at this venue earlier in the campaign, raced under a firm grip behind the leaders early and tanked forward to stalk the pace in second after the initial exchanges. Nudged along passing the quarter-mile marker, he launched his challenge approaching the furlong pole and was ridden out in the closing stages to assert by 3/4-of-a-length from Prix Sigy third Le Cadeau (GB) (Dabirsim {Fr}) for a career high.

“He's a nice horse, but is still immature and has needed time to learn the job,” explained trainer Pia Brandt. “He has had to learn to run between horses and five-and-a-half [furlongs] was too sharp for him last time. He had already won over a mile, but in lesser company, and this trip–in this company–seems perfect for him. He is superbly bred and we hoped to earn some black type, so it's mission accomplished. We do very little with him in the mornings at home and he tells us when he is ready to go again. We shall discuss plans with the owner to see what will be next and this win has opened all manner of possibilities.”

Kingentleman, the fifth of six foals, is one of four winners for MGSW G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte victrix and G1 Diamond Jubliee third Restiadargent (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), herself a full-sister to stakes-winning G3 Prix Fille de l'Air runner-up Restiana (Fr). The March-foaled bay is a full-brother to the unraced 2-year-old filly Steady Woman (Fr) and kin to Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick victor Restiany (GB) (Frankel {GB}). His third dam, Listed Prix Caravelle victrix Restifia (Fr) (Night Shift), is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to G1 Prix de Diane heroine Resless Kara (Fr) (Akarad {Fr}) and hails from the family of MG1SW European champion Natagora (Fr) (Divine Light {Jpn}).

Monday, Chantilly, France
PRIX TEXANITA-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 5-16, 3yo, 6fT, 1:10.53, g/s.
1–KINGENTLEMAN (GB), 126, c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Restiadargent (Fr) (MGSW-Fr & G1SP-Eng, $359,786), by Kendargent (Fr)
2nd Dam: Restia (Fr), by Montjeu (Ire)
3rd Dam: Restifia (Fr), by Night Shift
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Guy Pariente; B-Guy Pariente Holding (GB); T-Pia & Joakim Brandt; J-Gregory Benoist. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-0, €73,700. *1/2 to Restiany (GB) (Frankel {GB}), SW-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Le Cadeau (GB), 126, c, 3, Dabirsim (Fr)–Lady Frances (GB), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). (€15,000 Ylg '20 ARQOCT). O-Mme Jacques Cygler; B-Philip Rolls (GB); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. €16,000.
3–Haziym (Ire), 126, c, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Hazmiyra (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-H H The Aga Kgan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC (IRE); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. €12,000.
Margins: 3/4, SNK, HF. Odds: 26.80, 3.30, 4.00.
Also Ran: Ebro River (Ire), Before Dawn (Ire), Faro de San Juan (Ire), Feel Your Power (Fr), Copie (GB). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Sealiway Joins Graffard

G1 Champion S. winner Sealiway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), whose trainer Cedric Rossi was indicted by French police last week for equine doping and fraud, will join trainer Francis Graffard. Sealiway is among 200 horses on their way to new yards after Rossi and family members Charley and Frederic Rossi and Jessica Marcialis, as well as a stable manager and veterinarian, were forbidden by police to participate in racing or be on the grounds of a racetrack or training centre during the indictment, which could last as long as a year.

Raced by the Chehboub family's Haras de la Gousserie in partnership with breeder Guy Pariente, Sealiway was trained by Frederic Rossi when he won last year's G1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere and when second to St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club in June. Transfered to Cedric Rossi in August, Sealiway was a good fifth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe off a layoff before winning Ascot's Champion S. The G1 Saudi Cup has been cited as an early season target for Sealiway's 4-year-old campaign.

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Sealiway To Target Saudi Cup

Sealiway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) will begin what connections hope is the start of a “big international campaign” in the US$20-million G1 Saudi Cup on Feb. 26.

It will mean a switch to dirt for the last-out G1 QIPCO Champion S. winner–trained by Cedric Rossi–but with the race elevated to Group 1 status in just its second year and maintaining its position as the most valuable in the world, the positives far outweigh the negatives.

A top-level winner as a juvenile, Sealiway finished second to St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and returned from a mid-season break to claim a fine fifth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe before his famous success at Ascot.

He is owned by Guy Pariente and the Chehboub family under the guise of their stud, Haras de le Gousserie, and racing manager Pauline Chehboub said: “He had a brilliant season, just as we hoped.

“It was a great run behind St Mark's Basilica in the Prix du Jockey Club, and he then ran a nice race in the Arc before that huge performance in the Champion S. We always believed he was a top-class horse, and he showed his talent at Ascot. The best is yet to come with him.

“It wasn't a surprise for us [winning at Ascot], he was in very good form after the Arc. He was the best 2-year-old in France after his win in the Lagardere and he proved after Ascot that he was the best 3-year-old. It was a crazy day, very emotional. We were so pleased with him, he's very special.”

Following the Ascot win. the international races at Hong Kong had been mooted but it was decided that the Saudi race was a better fit.

“It wasn't easy to say no to Hong Kong,” said Chehboub.

“He improved a lot on Champions Day and came out of the race very well. We all looked at the programme book with my father and co-owner and breeder Guy Pariente, and we thought the Saudi Cup was a good target.

“We are planning a big international campaign,” she added.

“We're not sure exactly where yet but there is the Arc in October and I'm sure we'll be going back to Ascot at some point. The first thing is Saudi, we'll make a plan after that. We think 2022 is going to be a very big year for Sealiway.”

It is always a big task for top-class turf horses to prove as effective on a dirt surface but last year's winner Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) showed it can be done.

“Sealiway works on the sand in the mornings and he's very impressive on it,” said Chehboub. “We think it will suit him well, we don't think it will be a problem. He is a very flexible horse. He has a lot of speed and we saw in the Arc that he can stay. We are confident he can adapt to different distances and tracks.

“We love a challenge. It's very exciting to be a part of a race like the Saudi Cup and to meet all those great horses from America and Japan. Mishriff won it this year and he's one of the best horses on turf in Europe, so it shows that it's possible.”

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Leading French Sophomore Sealiway Prepares To Take On Arc De Triomphe

The 3-year-old Sealiway will tackle the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Paris-Longchamp on Sunday, Oct. 2. The Arc is a “Win and You're In” for the Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar; Sealiway competed at the 2020 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland, finishing fifth in the Juvenile Turf.

He will be making his comeback in the race, having not been out since his second place in the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club (Group 1), the French Derby, on June 6 at Chantilly.

The best French 3-year-old, Sealiway carries the colors of the Haras de la Gousserie, who race him in partnership with Guy Pariente, his breeder. He is trained in the South-East, at Calas, by Cédric Rossi.

“Sealiway is going to go to the Arc, if all goes well between now and the big day,” said Pauline Chehboub, communications director for Haras de la Gousserie. “So far we are happy with his preparation. It looks like we are heading for an Arc with few runners. His morning rider has a good feeling: and thinks he's good, if not better than before the Jockey-Club. Sealiway did a gallop at Salon-de-Provence last Friday, where race conditions were replicated, and he was also schooled in the paddock. That put him back in the zone. He is in good condition. The choice of his jockey has not yet been made.”

Sealiway will be the first Gousserie runner in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which also applies to his trainer, Cédric Rossi. The colt was the best French 2-year-old in 2020: as on the day of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, he excelled in the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (Group 1), which traditionally crowns the best French juvenile. He gave the Chehboub family their first French Group 1 win that day. The Chehboub family had already won at the highest level, but in the US: in 2008, when their representative Spirit One won one of the most coveted races of the US calendar: the Arlington Million.

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