10:03, 20 JANUARY 2022

Flintshire comes from a typically exceptional Juddmonte family, being out of Dance Routine, Prix de Royallieu scorer, a full sister to Concentric’s Sadler’s Wells, dam of the brilliant Enable, among four black-type performers.

Galiway

11b Galilee – Danzigaway (Danehill)
Haras de Colleville

Galiway saw his fee more than double to €30,000 for the coming season thanks to Sealiway, the emphatic winner of the 2020 Jean-Luc Lagardère Prize who progressed to win last season’s Champion Stakes.

Another product of the famous Galileo – Danehill cross, Galiway is one of France’s finest young sires, having also produced Prix de Lutèce and Prix la Rochette winners Esope and Kenway from nine performers from his first three crops.

After covering the biggest book in France last year with 169 mares, the momentum is only just beginning with the Wertheimer, who is a half-brother to the double winner of the 2nd year and the second place of the Silent Name and of the Criterium International. somersault.

Further down the page is Prix du Muguet winner and multiple Group 1 finisher Gold Away, a half-brother to Galiway’s dam.

Le Havre

16b Noverre – Marie Rheinberg (Surako)
Montfort and Préaux

A mainstay of the French stallion scene, Le Havre can always be counted on to be among the best sires in Europe.

The son of Noverre is at the origin of 79 successful stakes, including 20 Group winners, including five at the highest level.

Among them are the two-time Group 1 winner Wonderful Tonight, who won the Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot and the Prix de Royallieu, and the Prix de Diane and the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches héroïne La Cressonnière.

Himself a winner of the Prix du Jockey Club, Le Havre is a half-brother to Aston Park Stakes striker Astronereus and is out of an unreleased half-sister to the influential Polar Falcon.

No risk

15 hp My Risk – New (Simply Awesome)
Haras de Montaigu

Haras de Montaigu have found a real top to replace their much missed Martaline in No Risk At All, the son of Group 3 winner My Risk, taking his record to new heights in recent seasons.

Now at the controls of €12,000, No Risk At All is responsible for the heroine Épatante, multiple Hurdle champion, as well as the impressive winner of Ryanair Chase last season, Allaho, and the novice hunter Esprit Du Large , winner of Grade 1.

Having started at just €2,500 for his debut season in 2013, the 15-year-old has also produced useful sorts in Gumball, Papa Tango Charly and Hook Up, and there’s no reason his flag can’t. continue to fly high for the Montaigu. team for years to come.

Persian king

6b Kingman – Pretty Please (Dylan Thomas)
Haras d’Etreham

Officially ranked second best son of Kingman behind Palace Pier, Persian King is entering his second season at Etreham with superb credentials.

The very #firstfoal by Persian King is born!
A fine start for our three-time Gr.1 hero with this quality filly bred by Haras de Bourgeauville.
Waiting for many more #PersianKingbabies in 2022! pic.twitter.com/Hy90wVSns7

— Haras d’Etreham (@Haras_d_Etreham) January 15, 2022

Winner of three starts as a two-year-old, the last defeat around the neck of the 2000 Guineas hero Magna Grecia in the Autumn Stakes, he followed up with glory in the French Guineas and a second at Sottsass in the French Derby.

His successful campaign as a four-year-old saw him win the Prix d’Ispahan and the Prix du Moulin before a fine effort as he was third in the Arc behind Sottsass, attempting a mile and a half for the first time, and on heavy ground.

Persian King is the second foal of Dylan Thomas’ winning mare Pretty Please, a close relative of Prix Ganay winner and Group 1 stallion Planteur, while further afield are the likes of Deauville Grand Prix winner Policy Maker. , and Red Square, winner of the Lancashire Oaks.

He has his first crop of foals this year after proving surprisingly popular in his debut season.

Romanized

7b Holy Roman Emperor – Romantic Adventure (Indian Ridge)
Bouquetot Stud Farm

The Haras de Bouquetot roster is getting better and better and the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, Romanised, would have been well received in his first season at the Haras Normand.

The Holy Roman Emperor’s son was a talented performer as an older horse, but he also won in April of his two-year career and finished second to Derby hero Masar in the Solario Stakes.

He won the US Navy Flag Irish Classic, and added the Prix Jacques le Marois and two Minstrel Stakes to his name, while he was very unlucky when he was interfered in the Prix du Moulin and beaten by the Circus Maximus.

Now seven, Romanised is closely related or half-sibling to two entry winners in Rock Of Romance and Fictional Account, while his mother is a winning half-sister to multiple Hong Kong Designs On Group 1 scorers. Rome and the winner of the 2nd year Simple Exchange American Derby.

Siyouni

15b Pivotal – Sichilla (Danehill)
Bonneval Stud Farm

Pillar of the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval and double champion stallion in France, Siyouni is without a doubt the best dog when it comes to stallions based in France.

The son of the late Pivotal is responsible for 28 individual group winners among 113 stake artists, including five at the highest level.

Last year it was represented by the exceptional St. Mark’s Basilica, which lit up the season with spellbinding victories in the French 2,000 Guineas and the Derby, Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes.

He is the second son of Siyouni to retire to the Coolmore ranks after French Arc and Derby hero Sottsass, who beat In Swoop, Persian King, Enable and Stradivarius in his retirement to the showpiece at Longchamp .

Also responsible for Laurens, the popular multiple Group 1 winner whose run included the Prix de Diane, as well as Dream And Do, Etoile and Ervedya, the 15-year-old now commands a fee of €140,000, up from just 7 000 € in 2011.

Victor Ludorum

5b Shamardal – Antiquities (Kaldounevees)
Haras du Logis

Haras du Logis de Darley’s newest recruit, Victor Ludorum looks to be an exciting addition to the French ranks, not least because he is a top-notch son of the much-missed Shamardal.