Last year’s champion three-year-old and Prix du Jockey Club winner Vadeni has been retired to stud

Last year's champion three-year-old and Prix du Jockey Club winner Vadeni has been retired to stud.

Ace Impact's victory in the Prix du Jockey Club gave Darley stallion Cracksman a vital Group 1 winner with his first-crop of three-year-olds.

Jean-Claude Rouget’s Ace Impact (9/1) took the step up to Group 1 level in his stride with an emphatic victory in this afternoon’s Qatar Prix du Jockey Club.

The biggest race of the year for Chantilly will be run on Sunday with the next French classic, the Group 1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club over 1m 2½f, the French Derby. A competitive field of eleven line up for the feature with contenders from the UK and Ireland travelling over to take on the best of the French colts.