Diamond Necklace tasted defeat for the first time as Aventure served up a reminder of her top-class credentials in the Sumbe Prix Jean et Louis Romanet at Deauville. Aidan O'Brien's daughter of St Mark's Basilica was expected to dazzle once again in France, as she had done when landing the Prix Marcel Boussac, Poule d'Essai Des Pouliches and Prix de Diane on her travels during what was an unbeaten six-race career to date. However, she had no answer to the experience of her Christophe Ferland-trained elder, who added to last year's Group One strike in the Prix Vermeille and earned herself a quote of 20/1 for another crack at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from bookmakers, a race in which she finished second to Bluestocking in 2024.

In a close-up third was the Charlie Johnston-trained Timeforshowcasing, who ran a big race in the hands of Jack Mitchell. Senorita Bonita demonstrated her devastating turn of foot to scorch to Sumbe Prix Morny glory. The 900,000 guineas top lot from April's Craven Breeze-Up sale, Simon and Ed Crisford's filly arrived on the Normandy coast looking to follow up her victory in Newmarket's Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, a win that received a timely boost by Lowther Stakes scorer Libertango earlier this week.

Held up towards the rear by Oisin Murphy, with Clive Cox's Royal Ascot winner Orthodox ahead, the daughter of Starspangledbanner had plenty of ground to make up on Aidan O'Brien's front-running Carry The Flag entering the final third of the contest. However, once the champion jockey stepped on the accelerator the response was instant, as not only did Senorita Bonita rapidly eat away at the deficit but then surged readily clear of the long-time pace-setter for a thoroughly impressive victory.