Broome may be one of those horses who seems to have been around forever, but after stamping his authority on a high-class field in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud it is probably time to conclude that he is a much-improved horse at the age of five.

In making virtually all here he turned away horses of the calibre of Ebaiyra, Gold Trip and In Swoop under a confident steer from Colin Keane, who was not only landing a first Group 1 in France but, just as noteworthy, a first top-level success in tandem with Aidan O’Brien. 

“It’s my first time being here [at Saint-Cloud] and it’s a lovely track, while,” said Keane. ”Speaking to Aidan beforehand he said to keep it pretty simple. (fonte : RacingPost)