WINGS Of Eagles was well named as the son of Pour Moi came from the clouds to capture the 2017 Investec Derby at Epsom and continue the dominance of his grandsire on Europe’s premier classic.

One of a handful of stallions to ever sire four Epsom Derby winners, Montjeu died at the age of 16 and one can only wonder if he would have gone on to become the most successful stallion in Derby history had he lived for a few more years. A son of Sadler’s Wells, Montjeu won two classics, the Irish Derby and the French equivalent, the Prix du Jockey Club, but these were just two of his 11 victories which also numbered the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Tattersalls Gold Cup and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.