Sosie targets £1m Eclipse after Prix d'Ispahan win

Sosie is all set for a tilt at the Eclipse following an impressive win in the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp.

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The son of Sea The Stars returned to the track in April when winning the Prix Ganay meaning success on Sunday was his second Group 1 victory in a row.

Maxime Guyon asked for an effort around the furlong pole and Sosie was quick to respond to pressure, wearing down Sardinian Warrior up the straight to score by a length.

After the victory, trainer Andre Fabre revealed why the Prix d'Ispahan was earmarked as the target.

"The Wertheimer brothers were keen to run him in the Eclipse so we had to test him over the shorter distance, so the option was the Ispahan," said Fabre.

"I was delighted. For a horse that is able to run a mile and a half and over, to have speed enough to beat those nice horses, it’s the best we could expect."

Sosie career statistics

Amongst the market principles for the Eclipse are Field Of Gold, Calandagan, Economics and Los Angeles making the race a tantalising prospect.

Field Of Gold is the current favourite after a superb win in the Irish 2000 Guineas.

The John & Thady Gosden-trained runner was the subject of controversy earlier in the season after he finished second in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

It proved to be the end for Kieran Shoemark as the stable's number one jockey with a split announced the following week.

William Dobbie

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