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FIRST FRENCH RUNNER…FIRST FRENCH WINNER!

10 September 2025

Victoire Magique with victorious connections!

SOLARIO RACING had its first ever French runner at Lyon-Parilly yesterday and it won!  This came, just five days after Sharp Distinction was winning at Kempton!

Victoire Magique, a lovely big strapping son of first season sire, Victor Ludorum, was making his debut at one of France’s best provincial tracks, Lyon-Parilly over 1200 metres (1m2f) in a 2yo conditions race.

Trained by Amy Murphy at Lamorlaye, Chantilly, he was one of eight runners, which included the odds-on favourite, Proof, trained by Christopher Head, who had been second on his debut at Deauville, beaten a short neck.  Another market leader, Feelings, trained by Francois Graffard, had been second at Chantilly and fourth at Deauville.  On paper, “The Big Man” as he is known by his trainer,  had it all to do!

Victoire Magique heading for victory

The going was officially Very Soft, which was always going to be a help.  But regarless of ground, who knows what will happen when the stalls open?

Victoire Magique was very akward at the start and was slowly away but jockey, Christian Demuro, soon manouvered him into mid-division and he travelled well throughout.

French racing can often start off at a crawl and develop into a sprint and indeed they did dawdle early on but Victoire Magique made good progress in the home straight, only suddenly to tread water but after a reminder by Christian Demuro, he took off and reeled in the leader, Proof, to win comfortably by a length and a half.  It was 2 1/2 lengths and 3 lengths back to the third and fourth.

Happy jockey, Christian Demuro

Owned by a small Solario Racing syndicate, one of the owners was there to enjoy the victory with yours truly and despite the customary French crowd being thin on the ground, that didn’t stop us both celebrating both on the course and into the night!

Bravo au grande homme!