Sheikh Mohammed’s Cavalryman galloped to an impressive win in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp to provide the highlight of what has already been a highly successful season for his sire Halling.
The progressive three-year-old finished runner-up to his paternal half-brother Cutlass Bay in the G2 Prix Greffulhe earlier in the season before coming back to take the Listed Prix Matchem by six lengths. Cavalryman is a Darley homebred out of the Highest Honor mare Silversword.
Among Halling’s other black-type performers this year are the G3 Queen’s Vase winner Holberg, G1 Gran Premio di Milano runner-up Age Of Reason, high-class stayer Coastal Path and Listed winner Renowing.
Mastery, a first-crop son of Sulamani who won the Derby Italiano for Godolphin, continued his excellent season when running on strongly for third place.
Earlier on the card, another Darley-bred colt, the two-year-old Colonial, gained his first black type in some style when winning the Listed Prix Roland de Chambure by two-and-a-half lengths. Colonial is a son of the leading sire in Britain and Ireland, Cape Cross, out of the Mr Prospector mare Elizabeth Bay and he has now won two of his three starts.
