Arrival of the fifth: 6 – 4 – 1 – 12 – 7
Direction theChantilly Racecourse (Oise) for the first quinté of the week. This major handicap pitted sixteen competitors, aged 4 to 8, against each other on the 2,700 m course of the fiber sand track. An event for stayers which gave pride of place to horses in good standing. Among them, Honor And Pleasure (n° 6) which continues to push its limits.
Penalized by four kilos following his victory on February 4 at Deauville, he once again dictated his law for his first participation in a quinté. Quickly out front, he galloped freely all the way and produced excellent acceleration, breaking away mid-straight. This 5-year-old male is co-owned by Carlo Ancelotticoach of Real Madrid, recent scorer of PSG in the Champions League. “His partner, Stéphane Pasquier, put it together very well, underlines its developer, Alessandro Botti, at the microphone of Equidia. He was relaxed and breathed well. He was also in advanced condition compared to some of his opponents. The extension of the distance was beneficial to him. We will perhaps try to run a Group II in Rome (Italy) over 2,400 m. »
Goya Lady (#4) is the race note. After having waited, he made up a lot of ground on the outside to grab a second place header, thus erasing his failure of February 5 at the Deauville racecourse. top weight, Yoker (n° 1), makes convincing debuts in this kind of confrontations. Located behind the two leaders, he defended himself valiantly until the end, losing the first accessit at the end. Pharoa (n° 12) confirms its excellent degree of form. After galloping in third or fourth position, he made a good effort to take fourth place. Piet (No. 7) completes the finish.