A winner for his first and only start on the all-weather at Pau in January of his 4-year-old year, the Al Shaqab Racing-owned & bred Snan kept his 100% strike rate on the turf track in the Prix Ba Toustem at La Teste, France. Julien Auge was on board, and they started as a favourite.
Taking no risks, the jockey sat him on the outside of the racing pack. Once in the straight, the Thomas Fourcy-trained fouryear-old chestnut colt came up to the lead to battle with The H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned and bred Askar, but the closer they came to the line, the bigger Snan’s advantage became.
He won by an impressive 4 1/2 lengths. Askar was the runner up for trainer Francois Rohaut and jockey Damien Morin. Nachmi Al Cham, also owned by Al Shaqab Racing and trained by Thomas Fourcy, was further one and a half lengths behind in third under Jerome Cabre.
"He only did the very minimum when he won on his debut," commented winning trainer Thomas Fourcy.
