G2 Greffulhe victory for Kesampour

Kesampour, a three-year-old son of King’s Best, maintained his unbeaten record and became his sire’s 25th individual Group winner on 5 May, landing the G2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud.

Having led all the way in his previous starts, HH The Aga Khan’s homebred this time tracked his pacemaker and kept on well close to home to win the ten-furlong contest and extend his unbeaten run to four.

The Mikael Delzangles-trained colt was last seen running out the impressive winner of the Listed Prix Francois Mathet, having won both his starts as a juvenile. He is now around 14-1 for the Epsom Derby, where he will aim to emulate last year’s winner Pour Moi in winning the Greffulhe en route to victory in the Blue Riband.

Owned and bred by HH The Aga Khan, Kesampour is out of the winning Hernando mare Kasatana, a half-sister to two Group winners in Kassani and Kassana. They are from the family of Kayhasi.

King’s Best, who stands at Haras du Logis at a fee of €12,000 (October 1st Special Live foal), is also sire of fellow 2012 Stakes winners Regarde Moi and Mighty Mouse, plus G3 horses Secrecy and Call To Battle.