470:. In the following year he was given a rating of 124§, the "§" or "squiggle" indicate that in Timeform's opinion he was "somewhat ungenerous, faint-hearted or a bit of a coward". In the official International Classification he was rated sixteen pounds below the top-rated El Gran Senor. In 1985 Rousillon was given a Timeform rating of 133, three pound below the season's top-rated horse,
418:. Ridden as usual by Starkey, he took the lead inside the final furlong and accelerated clear to win by two and a half lengths from Celestial Bounty. Timeform described his performance as being "smooth as silk". On 31 July Rousillon ran for the second time in the Sussex Stakes and started the 2/1 joint favourite alongside Bairn, a three-year-old colt who had finished second to
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441:). Cataldi led until the straight before being overtaken by Vin de France and Heraldiste. Rousillon moved up on the outside, took the lead 200 metres from the finish and won decisively by one and a half lengths from the filly Kozana. Rousillon' last race was the
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winner Sally Rous. Exported to Japan in 1991, Rousillon stood at the JBBA Shizunai and
Shichinohe Stallion Stations before he was pensioned in 2005. He died on 26 October 2009 of natural causes at the Nasu Stallion Station.
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Longchamp in October. He took the lead in the straight and looked likely to win easily but slowed abruptly and veered to the left in the closing stages, finishing third behind Procida and Nikos.
393:. Rousillon then contested the Waterford Crystal Mile at Goodwood in September. He started the 8/13 favourite and won by half a length from Prego although Starkey appeared unwilling to use his
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