He was the ante-post favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but suffered a severe overreach to his near-fore fetlock during exercise at Chantilly at the end of August and his owners immediately retired him to start stud duties in 2012 at Coolmore.

Pour Moi’s trainer André Fabre, who has 22 times headed the trainers’ list in France, said: “He is a great horse with great acceleration. The speed he has is exceptional. Obviously, he is one of the best I have had.”