Vadeni could dodge Arc after winning French Derby

Vadeni, in the hands of a confident Christophe Soumillon, was too strong for the rest of the French Derby field and comfortably won by five lengths.

El Bodegon, a Group One winner in France last season for James Ferguson but disappointing on his seasonal reappearance in the Dante at York, bounced back to form with an excellent run to finish second, with Godolphin’s 9-4 favourite Modern Games, trained by Charlie Appleby, far from disgraced in third.