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Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon emulated John Murtagh?s hat trick at the 2000 Prix de l?Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) meeting by piloting the winners of three Group 1 races on Longchamp?s card on Sunday, including both the Prix d?Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousands Guineas) and Prix d?Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas).Dalakhani, a favorite for the Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby) (Fr-G1) on June 1 at Chantilly, extended his unbeaten record to five by bravely taking the Prix Lupin (Fr-G1) at 1 5/16 miles over a course rated as good to soft in 2:09.40.

Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon emulated John Murtagh?s hat trick at the 2000 Prix de l?Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) meeting by piloting the winners of three Group 1 races on Longchamp?s card on Sunday, including both the Prix d?Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousands Guineas) and Prix d?Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas).Dalakhani, a favorite for the Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby) (Fr-G1) on June 1 at Chantilly, extended his unbeaten record to five by bravely taking the Prix Lupin (Fr-G1) at 1 5/16 miles over a course rated as good to soft in 2:09.40.

Dalakhani maintained his 100 per cent record with a smooth victory in the Prix Lupin at Longchamp.The Aga Khan colt, trained by Alain de Royer Dupre, came through with a perfectly-timed run inside the final furlong to beat another French-trained colt, Super Celebre, with Aidan O'Brien's Alberto Giacometti third.Pacemaker Balestrini was pushed into the lead of this Group One race after a few strides, followed by Dalakhani's stable companion Diyapour.