“UN Cirrus peut en cacher un autre” which roughly means another Cirrus might be coming around the corner and this is now a possibility following the stylish victory of Garlingari in the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt at Chantilly last Sunday.

The five-year-old is under the care of Corine Barande-Barbe, who also trained Cirrus Des Aigles to win seven Group 1 races and some €7.8 million in prize money in a career which spanned eight seasons.

Both horses are geldings and the main difference is that Barande-Barbe also owns Garlingari and is 67% his breeder.

Her takings so far amount to nearly €633,000 and the new stable pet is keeping the cash tills ringing while Cirrus enjoys his retirement.

Another thing the pair have in common is that they are both by unfashionable sires.

Cirrus by Even Top and Garlingari by Linngari, who had many owners when winning 11 races and was trained by Sir Michael Stoute. Garlingari was giving his sire a first group success last month in the Prix Exbury at Saint-Cloud.

He narrowly defeated Sumbal and Affaire Solitaire and had a carbon copy success in the Prix d’Harcourt where he completely dominated the final furlong in the hands of Stéphane Pasquier.

Quickening like a class act, Garlingari was an effortless three and a half lengths to the good of Sumbal at the post, with Affaire Solitaire close up third.

Cirrus Des Aigles took his first Group 1 event at the age of five (the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot) and Garlingari might follow in his footsteps as the Group 1 Prix Ganay has now been marked down as a target by Barande-Barbe, who has picked up the event on three occasions in the last four years, thanks to Cirrus.

“I have to admit to being a little surprised,” said the gelding’s trainer after the d’Harcourt, before adding: “Garlingari is better than ever. He is improving and hardening all the time.

“This was magnificent and I didn’t think he could win so easily. He was in cracking form after the Exbury and will now be entered in the Prix Ganay.

“He sees Cirrus every day and maybe that has given him some ideas!”

Sumbal was running on well from a wide outside draw and Francis Graffard still has the Ganay in mind for the son of Danehill Dancer.