Al Capdamunt gets off the mark in France

Al Capdamunt (Shalaa x La Pedrera) opened his scorecard on his second racecourse start when winning the Prix Haras Des Elys – Prix Nicolas Dieu, a maiden for 3-year-olds over 1,350 metres at Wissembourg, France.

Owned by Al Shaqab Racing, the bay gelding had finished third on his debut at Saint-Cloud on the 6th April and facing a less competitive field on Saturday, won comfortably. He is trained by Henri-François Devin in Chantilly and was ridden by jockey Clement Lecœuvre to 1½-length victory in front of the G. Geislertrained and Eva-Maria Geisler-ridden Dontellyourmother (Biraaj x Madda’s Force), with another 4 lengths to the third, the R. Rohne-trained and Nicol Polli-ridden Premero Pasado (Pomellato x Last Storm). From the first crop of AL Shaqab Racing sire Shalaa, Al Capdamunt was bred by Dunmore Stud.