The British and Irish raiders needed to make do with minor honours as Sosie offered Andre Fabre with a exceptional 14th victory within the Grand Prix de Paris.
The main French coach has an distinctive report within the Bastille weekend showpiece, first hanging gold with Dancehall in 1989 and most just lately with Gallante a decade in the past.
In between occasions Fabre saddled a trio of subsequent Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winners to land the prize in Subotica (1991), Peintre Celebre (1997) and Rail Hyperlink (2006), and a tilt at Europe’s premier middle-distance prize again at ParisLongchamp in early October might nicely loom massive for his newest victor.
Sosie, who was final seen ending third within the French Derby, was tackling a mile and a half for the primary time within the palms of Maxime Guyon and after transferring to the entrance midway up the house straight, noticed out the journey nicely to attain comfortably by two lengths.
Aidan O’Brien’s Queen’s Vase winner Illinois emerged better of the remaining in second, with the beforehand unbeaten favorite Delius making late headway from the rear of the sector to beat David Menuisier’s high-class filly Tamfana to 3rd place.
Paddy Energy gave Sosie an introductory quote of 12/1 for the Arc, whereas trimming the chances of French Derby winner and ante-post favorite Look De Vega to three/1 from 9/2.
“It’s amazing, I’m really happy for the team,” Guyon informed Sky Sports activities Racing.
“It was the primary time for him to run 2,400 (metres), however within the Prix du Jockey Membership he completed third and a couple of,000 metres was just a little bit too brief for him. As we speak it was good.
“We had a really good race behind the leader and he showed a strong turn of foot.
“Simply earlier than the successful publish he seemed round just a little bit. I hope he can win the Arc.”
Survie also emerged as a potential Arc contender by landing the Group Two Prix de Malleret for trainer Nicolas Clement and jockey Stephane Pasquier.
A narrowly-beaten second in the French Oaks on her most recent outing, the daughter of Churchill displayed a willing attitude to go one better on what was also her first start over a mile and a half.
“I am delighted and relieved. She was positioned in a Group One, a Group Two and a Group Three and we have the job carried out in a Group Two,” said Clement.
“It is a filly within the making – I feel she’ll preserve enhancing.
“She’s got an entry in the Arc, which we might give some thought to, and there’s a nice Group One in September called the Prix Vermeille and we can go for that.
“French trainers like to present them a midsummer break and she or he’ll get August off. We’ll practice her simple and have a look at the autumn.”
Last season’s Prix Royal-Oak hero Double Major made it third time lucky for the current campaign with a front-running success in the other Group Two on the card – the Prix Maurice de Nieuil.
Winning trainer Christophe Ferland said: “He was not so good as he was right now at first of the yr, (however) now we have the horse again to his kind.
“The rain we had earlier on was really good for him as he likes the ground a little bit soft and he likes to get in front.
“The nice flip of foot Double Main has when he is in actually good kind makes a giant distinction – he is the most effective (stayers) right here in France in the mean time.”
