Henkel-Stutenpreis (Listed)
Düsseldorf - 24th April 2026
This is the first visit to Germany for this blog in 2026 but there was quite a lot to like about the performance of Indifferente and I think this 3-year-old race should work out relatively well. The first 3 fillies to cross the line are all trained in France, but the journey to Germany was made worthwhile as they each picked up some valuable Black-Type for their CVs. The first 2 had actually met in the Class 2 Prix de L’Hippodrome de Tours-Chambray at Le Mans in early March. Moonlabel came out on top that day for Henri-Francois Devin and Dorian Provost, but that form was readily reversed on Saturday and there is no reason from the data to think that Indifferente was fortunate in any way. Sat behind the pace by Hugo Journiac, she was well placed but quickened readily to win with ease, clocking a race best final furlong as she galloped through the line to win by 4 lengths. This was a slightly muddling race that developed into a sprint finish, but each of the runners recorded a finishing speed under 103% and I don’t think there is any reason to feel that there were unlucky losers in behind. Although there was a brief moment where she ran into the back of the leader, once Indifferente was in the clear, she quickened with ease and reached a top speed of 67 km/h. As you can see from the Infographic below, that didn’t make her the fastest horse on the speed-o-meter by any means, but having recorded the longest average stride length figure in the field at 24.18 ft, she was able to lengthen away from her rivals and was easily the most impressive filly in the final furlong.
She is a Siyouni filly and a daughter of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Indonesienne. Bred by the Wertheimer’s, she has struggled at times in France and had just a Le Mans maiden win in October on her CV from her first 7 starts. However, the drying ground and a well run race seemed to bring out some improvement and she readily responded when getting racing room inside the final furlong. To be fair to Indifferente, she had traveled like the winner at Le Mans in March and was the last horse to come off the bridle, but she struggled to pick up on the testing ground (a reading of 4,5 on the penetrometer) and Moonlabel was able to come by with a final furlong that was 0.4s quicker. That form has now readily been reversed and having earned a crucial pattern win for her CV, it will be interesting to see if she now takes her chance in further group races in Germany, possibly with a tilt at the German 1,000 Guineas at the end of May over the same course and distance. Last year’s winner, D’Ores et Deja followed a similar path for Fabrice Chappet and Al Shaqab Racing, going on to finish 2nd to Lady Ilze in the 1,000 Guineas after winning this race. D’Ores et Deja was the more impressive of the pair, winning with a rapid finish that included the best last speed figure in the field and running the fastest final split for each of the final 3 furlong splits. However, the races developed in a different fashion and the final 100 yards must certainly offer hope to Yann Barberot and the Wertheimer’s that she can perhaps go one better than last year’s winner if she lines up here next month.