Ridden by Johnny Charron, who won the French Champion Hurdle yesterday aboard Losange Bleu, among three winners on Saturday, has now completed the Champion Hurdle-Gold Cup double in the one season.

Handled by the training combination of Lageneste and Macaire, the nine-year-old ran out an easy 13-length victor over the 3 mile 5 furlong and 181 yard course.

#Auteuil – Le Défi des Haras – Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Gr.1)

Sel Jem (Masked Marvel) retrouve son trône dans le Grand Steeple ! Le champion de Mme P. Papot est entraîné par @HDL_GM_Racing et monté par J. Charron. #LeDéfidesHaras #GrandSteepleChasedeParis pic.twitter.com/U3vF5Bzxkz

— France Galop (@francegalop) May 17, 2026

Run in driving rain and on ground described as Soft to Heavy, 33/1 chance Bon Garcon finished as runner-up, with Gold Tweet a further length and a quarter next in third place.

There wasn’t any Irish representation in the weekend’s feature race at the Parisian racecourse, but the Willie Mullins-trained Selma De Vary won the Grade 1 Prix Alain De Breil Hurdle for four-year-old half an hour earlier.

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