Olivier Peslier ended a 14-year wait for a fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in very unlikely fashion as the unfancied filly Solemia induced more Japanese heartbreak at Longchamp yesterday.

GERMANCE booked her place in the Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks) on June 11 by maintaining her unbeaten record with a narrow victory in the Group One Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp yesterday.

International challenger Keltos sealed the prestigious Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes with an impressive burst of acceleration at Newbury today.