Stallion statistics: Linamix

DARLEY PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1

€250,000, Deauville, 8-23, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:05.50, gd/fm.

1--ALPINE ROSE (IRE), 126, f, 4
Linamix (Fr)--Fragrant Hill (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
O-Ecurie des Monceaux, Ecurie Skymarc Farm & Famille de
Moussac; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Gerald Mosse; €142,850.

2--Lady Marian (Ger), 126, f, 4
Nayef--La Felicita (GB), by Shareef Dancer.
O-Godolphin; B-Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg; T-Saeed bin Suroor; €57,150.

3--La Boum (Ger), 126, m, 6
Monsun (Ger)--La Bouche (Ger), by In the Wings (GB).
O-Emmanuel Trussardi & Robert Collet; B-Gestut Karlshof; T-Robert Collet; €28,575.

Margins: SHD, 3, NK. Odds: 1.30, 1.70, 15.00.
Also Ran: Danse Grecque, Synergy (Fr), Nostaltir (Fr).

Alpine Rose sold for €550,000 at Arqana's Breeding Stock Sale last December. She is a sister to Group One Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Fragrant Mix, Group Three winner Fracassant and Listed winner Farfala and Fascinating Mix. The dam, Fragrant Hill, is the winner of the Listed Lupe Stakes and is out of Group Two Prince of Wales's Stakes winner English Spring.

This is a first Group One win of the season (and first since Cherry Mix won the Premio Roma in 2006) for Linamix, who has five stakes winners and 34 winners from 93 runners in Europe so far. He moves to third in our list of leading sires in France this year; his son Slickly is in seventh spot behind.

Pedigree of ALPINE ROSE (FR), 2001