RACEGOERS at ParisLongchamp on Sunday were treated to a classic renewal of the €350,000 Prix Royal-Oak over two miles, and the final Group 1 event of the French season.

The sole three-year-old in the race, Double Major (Daiwa Major), winner on Arc weekend of the Group 2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay, took the lead at the entrance to the home straight, and proceeded to win on very heavy ground by an impressive seven and a half lengths.