23 August 2026 — Sumbe Prix Morny & Sumbe Prix Jean et Louis Romanet
Two Group 1 races at Deauville on Sunday produced victories for Senorita Bonita and Aventure.
Two distances, two race times and, above all, two very different scenarios: over 1,200 metres, Senorita Bonita won a particularly fast edition of the Prix Morny, while over 2,000 metres, Aventure waited until the final 400 metres to turn the Prix Jean et Louis Romanet in her favour.
McLloyd tracking data reveals where — and how — both races were actually won.
⚡ Prix Morny: Senorita Bonita Overhauls the Leader
With a winning time of 1:08.79, the 2026 edition was approximately 1.68 seconds faster than the average Prix Morny since 2012 (1:10.47) — an even more notable performance given the very soft ground.
The pace was strong from the outset. Carry The Flag led the field, recording two early 200m sectionals of 10.29 and 10.41, while Senorita Bonita remained in 6th position until 400 metres from the finish.
Then the race changed:
400–200m: 10.94
200m–Finish: 11.69
Senorita Bonita moved from 6th to 2nd, before taking the lead in the final section to win. Her 33.78 for the final 600 metres was also faster than the average benchmark available in McLloyd Data.
🔎 What the tracking reveals
The speed-zone analysis shows that Senorita Bonita spent 79.4% of the race between 90 and 100% of her Vmax, compared with just 52.4% for Carry The Flag.
The leader produced the strongest early speed but covered the final 200 metres in 13.21. Senorita Bonita was able to maintain her intensity much more effectively all the way to the line.
➡️ Carry The Flag set the speed. Senorita Bonita sustained it better.
🎯 Prix Jean et Louis Romanet: Aventure Waits, Then Strikes
The scenario was completely different over 2,000 metres.
Aventure won in 2:09.06, approximately 0.89 seconds slower than the average winning time since 2012 (2:08.17). On overall time alone, the race was therefore relatively moderate.
But the closing stages tell a very different story.
Aventure raced in 5th position for most of the contest and was still fifth with 400 metres remaining.
She then produced:
600–400m: 12.41
400–200m: 11.17
200m–Finish: 11.68
She moved from 5th to 2nd, before taking the lead in the closing stages. Her final 400 metres in 22.86 were approximately 0.32 seconds faster than the available average benchmark.
🔎 What the tracking reveals
Aventure spent only 39.7% of the race between 90 and 100% of her Vmax, compared with 45.0% for Diamond Necklace and as much as 93.6% for Pierchic.
This highlights an important point: spending more of a race close to maximum speed does not necessarily translate into the best performance.
Aventure retained enough reserve to accelerate precisely when the race was decided. Her 11.17 sectional between 400 and 200 metres was the fastest section of her race and immediately translated speed into positions.
➡️ The overall time was moderate. The decisive acceleration was anything but.
Two Group 1s, Two Performance Profiles
Senorita Bonita won a fast race by maintaining high intensity more effectively than the early leader.
Aventure won a more moderately run race by conserving enough energy to produce her acceleration at exactly the right moment.
McLloyd tracking data therefore highlights two very different qualities that the final race time alone cannot reveal: