Since his very timid return to French programs in 2019, owner Sean Mulryan (Cyrlight, Somoza Black Gold, Mid Dancer…) is not spared from “problems”. With his representative, Ain’t Got Wingsalso in search of lost time, he will try to return to success at the black-type level in the Prix Général Donnio on Saturday at Auteuil. Former third in the Prix Cambacérès (that of Kyrov) and winner of the 2022 Bayonnet Prize, the son of Martaline was eagerly awaited in the Prix Maurice Gillois but, the victim of a small fracture, he was unable to take part. After two blank years, the Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé resident finished second (four lengths behind Celtic Warrior) for his comeback and passed the post last in the Prix Hunorisk (Cl. 2). On Saturday, in this listed race over 3,500 meters, he can take his revenge on the protégé of Donatien Sourdeau de Beauregard and offer his Irish owner a new prestigious success on the Butte Mortemart, two years later. Manager of Sean Mulryan, Bertrand Le Métayer specifies: “We would have preferred the old distance of the Prix Général Donnio (editor’s note: 4,400 meters) but we absolutely wanted to give it one last race this year. It’s going to be short for the horse, but he’s very good at the moment, so we have to go. He has the skills to do well anyway.” On this speed course, his jockey Gaëtan Masure must not “sleep” especially since Star friend (Stéphanie Jaffrelot-Bedon) is a big fan of running forward with several steps ahead. This is how she won the Prix Spirou in Auteuil in the spring. Now his opponents know it.
