IN Swoop was a top-class middle-distance racehorse who could have achieved an even higher profile had his career not been cut short, due to an injury picked up while finishing a close fourth to Broome in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

This was the only time he was ever out of the frame, and the classic star went into the race as favourite following a pair of recent pattern successes. He was unraced as a two-year-old, kicking off his career with a winning debut over 11 furlongs on soft ground at Lyon Parilly just two months before his classic victory. The high regard in which In Swoop was held was evident when he went straight from that maiden to the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe three weeks later, and he did well in finishing a close third to Gold Trip.