In July, the colt was moved up in class to contest the prestigious[6] Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse.
On his final appearance of the season, Kashmir was also tried against older horses in the 1400 metre Prix de la Forêt at Longchamp and finished second to the five-year-old Red Slipper.
Two furlongs from the finish Lindley used Kashmir's acceleration to open up a three length lead, and although his opponents reduced the gap in the closing stages, he prevailed by a short-head from Great Nephew, with Celtic Song in third.
[7] On his return to France, Kashmir finished third to Silver Shark and Barbare in the Prix Jean Prat at Longchamp in June.
[8] In their book A Century of Champions, based on a modified version of the Timeform system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Kashmir an "inferior" winner of the 2000 Guineas.