By Tom Frary
Rounding off a spectacular black-type four-timer on ParisLongchamp's Sunday card including all the group-race Classic trials, Mickael Barzalona steered the Wertheimers' Uther (GB) (Camelot {GB}) to a straightforward success in the G3 Prix Noailles. Settled with one behind early, the 5-1 shot who was runner-up in Saint-Cloud's Listed Prix Francois Mathet last month powered to the front 300 metres from the finish en route to a 1 3/4-length success from the operation's other runner and 19-10 favourite Nitoi (Siyouni {Fr}).
“He was fit, but will progress from here as he's a big strong horse who will get better with racing,” trainer Christophe Ferland said of the half-brother to last year's G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). “He's a very nice horse–he was a little bit unbalanced when he accelerated, but will stay a mile and a half no problem.” Uther produced the most impressive time performance on the card by some way, closing out the final three furlongs in 34.55 having sat suitably far off the honest tempo set by TDN Rising Star Tito Mo Cen (Ire) (Uncle Mo).
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A four-timer on the day for Mikael Barzalona at ParisLongchamp!🇫🇷
A half-brother to Group One-winner Sosie, Uther comes from last to first to win the Prix Noailles! pic.twitter.com/gd5JpkQR2p
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) April 13, 2025
Pedigree Notes
Uther is the fourth black-type winner for the Listed Prix Coronation-placed Sosia (Ger) (Shamardal), with the aforementioned Sosie her best followed by the dual listed scorer and multiple group-placed Anasia (GB) (Intello {Ger}). Sosia is a half to the G1 Premio Lydia Tesio winner Sortilege (Ire) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) and the G3 Prince d'Orange winner Soudania (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), with the former being also the second dam of the G2 Union-Rennen winner and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden runner-up Straight (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}).
The second dam Sahel (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) is a full-sister to the G1 Deutsches Derby-winning pair Samum (Ger) and Schiaparelli (Ger) and the G1 Preis der Diana heroine and Deutsches Derby runner-up Salve Regina {Ger}) and to Sanwa (Ger) who is the dam of another Deutsches Derby hero and established sire Sea The Moon (Ger) by Sosie's sire Sea The Stars. Sosia's yearling colt is also by Sea The Stars and he is named Jumeau (Ire).
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX NOAILLES-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-13, 3yo, 10 1/2fT, 2:10.60, g/s.
1–UTHER (GB), 128, c, 3, by Camelot (GB)
1st Dam: Sosia (Ger) (SP-Fr), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Sahel (Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
3rd Dam: Sacarina (GB), by Old Vic (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Christophe Ferland; J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, €66,000. *1/2 to Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), G1SW-Fr, $1,004,499, to Anasia (GB) (Intello {Ger}), MSW & MGSP-Fr, $147,779; to Copie (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), SW-Ger; and Sosino (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), GSP-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Nitoi, 128, c, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Lady Zuzu, by Dynaformer.
1ST BLACK-TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK-TYPE. O/B-Wertheimer et Frere (KY); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Sirius Brown (Fr), 128, c, 3, Dream Ahead–Darannda (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire).
1ST BLACK-TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK-TYPE. (€7,000 Ylg '23 OSASEP). O-SC Thierry Pigeon & Couetil Elevage; B-Haras de Montaigu & Mme Sybille Gibson (FR); T-Alain Couetil. €12,000.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 1/4, 1. Odds: 5.20, 1.90, 39.00.
Also Ran: Tito Mo Cen (Ire), Rafale Design (Ire), Aidan's Phone (Fr), Stormy Donald (Fr).
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