Montjeu's
Epsom Derby winner Camelot shuttled to Coolmore Australia for just one season
and featured overnight at Royal Ascot when promising staying three year-old Hunting
Horn scored a commanding victory in the Group III Hampton Court Stakes (1m2f).
Trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, Hunting Horn was a last
start sixth in the French Derby, but improved on that effort to bolt away and
win by more than four lengths.
"Hunting Horn relaxes well, just
like his father [Camelot] and quickens. He has a lot of options - he can step
up to a mile and a half as well - and we could have a look at the Coral-Eclipse
or go to France with him," said Aidan O'Brien.
The sixth stakes-winner for Camelot, Hunting Horn runs for the Coolmore
partners and has the overall record of two wins and three placings from seven
starts.
He is a half-brother to Group II winner David Livingstone and Is from unraced
Indian Ridge mare Mora Bai, a half-sister to champion racehorse and leading
sire High Chaparral.
Camelot covered 104 mares in his lone season in Australia and the resulting
foals will be three year-olds next season and they include stakes-placed filly
Lady of Shalott.