(Shamardal - Paimpolaise (Priolo))
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- 2007, 1.67m. Cost €80,000 as a yearling. Trained at 2yo by Mark Johnston and owned by Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum. Transferred to Godolphin from the start of his 3yo season and trained by Saeed bin Suroor.
- Won 3 of his 6 runs as a juvenile starting with a 6f maiden sucess on debut in late May. Followed that win with a 5th of 16 in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot and a 3rd of 8 in the 7f Group 2 Superlative Stakes (behind Silver Grecian). Next time out won the 7f Group 3 Solario Stakes then went to Ireland to win the Goffs Million Mile Sales race which had a Penalty Value to the winner at £956,000. Unplaced on his final outing when 6th in the 8f Group 1 Racing Post Trophy behind St Nicholas Abbey.
- Sucessful twice in his first 4 starts as a 3yo in a Listed 7f event in June and the 7f Group 2 Hungerford Stakes in August. Finished that year with poor runs in a pair of 7f Group 2 races. Ran 3 times as a 4yo, once in Dubai and two in Britain, and finished last each time never beaten less than 20 lengths.
- Retired to the de la Hetraie Stud in France at a fee of €3,500 which dropped to €2,500 in 2013 and there in 2014 at the same level. 9 Yearlings sold in 2014, of 15 catalogued, for an Average of 8,730gns and a Median at 7,937gns. First Season Sire in 2015.