Muhtathir’s Mille et Mille Pillar-To-Post In the Cadran

At the end of 4000 meters, the order of the first three was the same as at the start of the Prix du Cadran, with Mille et Mille dominating under a masterclass of riding from the front from Thierry Thulliez. Breaking through in black-type company when successful in the Listed Prix du Carrousel at Maisons-Laffitte July 26 prior to finishing a disappointing eighth in the Sept. 13 G3 Prix Gladiateur here over almost two miles, the bay was always comfortable racing in isolation on a track that was blatantly favoring front-runners. With nothing coming out of the pack to pose any type of threat, he kept pouring it on in the straight to hold Kicky Blue and Fun Mac, his closest pursuers throughout. “This is a fantastic moment and one of the most beautiful days in my life, as my son Yan takes care of that horse and is soon to take over from me,” trainer Carlos Lerner explained. “He’s a top-class stayer who only ran a bad race last time because he was short of work and scoped dirty afterwards. We were very confident coming into this, as he had worked fantastically. He will run here in the [Oct. 25] G1 Prix Royal-Oak and next year we will look at Royal Ascot. He has to travel with his pony, so we will see if we get permission for that.”

Sunday, Longchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN-G1, €300,000, LCP, 10-4, 4yo/up, 20fT, 4:22.61, gd.
1–@&MILLE ET MILLE (GB), 128, g, 5, by Muhtathir (GB)
1st Dam: Quezon Sun (Ger) (MSP-Fr), by Monsun (Ger)
2nd Dam: Quezon City (Ger), by Law Society
3rd Dam: Queen of Love (Ger), by Nebos (Ger)
(€32,000 Ylg ‘11 AROCT). O-Nicolas Saltiel, Henri
Hourcadette & Jose Bruneau de la Salle; B-Haras de
la Perelle (GB); T-Carlos & Yann Lerner; J-Thierry
Thulliez. €171,420. Lifetime Record: 27-6-9-3,
€379,285. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Kicky Blue (Ger), 125, m, 5, Dashing Blade (GB)–
Karina du Commeaux (Fr), by Law Society. O-Patrick
Hendrickx; B-Hermes Vigna (GER); T-Tony Clout.
€68,580.
3–Fun Mac (Ger), 128, g, 4, Shirocco (Ger)–Favorite
(Ger), by Montjeu (Ire). (€20,000 RNA Wlg ‘11
ARDEC). O-Angela McAlpine & Partners; B-Gestut
Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Hugh Morrison. €34,290.
Margins: 1HF, 2HF, 3. Odds: 11.00, 57.00, 4.90.
Also Ran: Trip to Rhodos (Fr), Bathyrhon (Ger), Walzertakt (Ger), Simenon (Ire), Iltemas, Achtung (Spa), Clondaw Warrior (Ire). Scratched: Litigant (GB). Click for the Racing Post result, the PMU PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.