DUAL Group 1 winner Camille Pissarro has been retired following an injury sustained in his most recent outing when he finished fourth in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

His trainer Aidan O’Brien reported: “Camille Pissarro pulled a shoe at Sandown and was quite sore afterwards. We had him x-rayed, and a fissure fracture was found in his fetlock. The decision was then made to retire him. Camille Pissarro was an extremely classy colt; he had speed and class. He won the Lagardere on Arc weekend last year, and then he showed everyone how good he was in the French Derby. He was very classy.”

A classic-winning son of leading European sire Wootton Bassett, Camille Pissarro was a 1.25 million guineas purchase from Tattersalls Book 1 and quickly justified his price tag. He made an immediate impact on the track, winning on debut as a juvenile before capturing the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. At three, he confirmed his class by taking the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club, defeating a top-class field and displaying his trademark turn of foot.

Bred by James Cloney’s CN Farm Ltd., Camille Pissarro is out of blue-hen mare Entreat, making him a half-brother to Group 1 Commonwealth Cup victor Golden Horde and listed winner Line Of Departure. Further plans for Camille Pissarro will be announced in due course.