Al Shaqab Racing’s Sahlan bags Gr.3 Prix Daphnis win

Doha, Qatar: Sahlan, a talented 3 year old colt, returned to winning ways in style when taking the Gr.3 Prix Daphnis Samuel Liberman over 1600m at D...

Doha, Qatar: Sahlan, a talented 3-year-old colt, returned to winning ways in style when taking the Gr.3 Prix Daphnis – Samuel Liberman over 1600m at Deauville on Sunday. 

The race, for 3-year-olds only, brought together a competitive field of 12 runners.

Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, ridden by Mickaël Barzalona, and owned and bred by Al Shaqab Racing, the homebred had previously shown his class when beaten just a nose by a smart rival in the Gr.3 Prix de Fontainebleau on his seasonal return. 

While things didn’t go his way in his next two outings, Sahlan bounced back here to secure a deserved first Group victory.

Restrained towards the rear from the start, Sahlan settled in ninth alongside Tito Mo Cen (Uncle Mo), a long way behind the front-runner and race favourite Scoville, who was setting a strong pace.