As a yearling he was consigned to the Arqana sale at Deauville in August 2019 and was bought for €62,000 by the bloodstock agent Paul Nataf on behalf of the Haras de La Gousserie.

[3] She was a female-line descendant of the French broodmare Nadika, making her a distant relative of Pandofell (Ascot Gold Cup), and Ranimer (Sun Chariot Stakes) as well as the leading National Hunt performers Tiger Roll and Iris's Gift.

[6] He was then moved up in class and distance and sustained his first defeat as he came home third behind King's Harlequin and Go Athletico in the Listed Prix Roland de Chambure over 1400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse in July.

Barzalona was again in the saddle when Sealiway was stepped up to the highest level to contest the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère over 1400 metres on heavy ground at Longchamp on 4 October.

[9] For his final run of the year, Sealiway was to the United States to contest the Grade I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf over one mile at Keeneland on 6 November.

Ridden by Barzalona he raced towards the rear before making steady progress in the last three furlongs but never looked likely to win and came home fifth of the fourteen runners, four and three quarter lengths behind the winner Fire At Will.