Arrival of the fifth: 5 – 1 – 7 – 12 – 13
The days follow one another and are almost alike… After Speedy Facewhich won Friday’s quinté at odds of 55/1, the event disputed in Cagnes-sur-Mer once again smiled on a little-in-sight competitor, namely fears (No. 5), proposed at 39/1. Unlike the event contested the day before at the trot, none of the most popular competitors could stand out since all the horses making up the right combination were offered at more than 10/1.
The fact of having inherited 15 in the starting stalls could, a priori, be likened to a disadvantage for the resident of Christophe Escuder. It has not happened ! Deported to the outside to approach the straight line by his jockey, Eddy Hardouin, fears remarkably accelerated and extended his effort to the end to win the most beautiful jewel of his career. Despite a good finish and a value that has been revised upwards since its success at this level, Norwegian Sir (No. 1) has confirmed its competitiveness and suitability for turf. On the other hand, he could not do anything against the winner. Set back from the first two, The Live Freedom (n° 7) took an easy third place at the expense of Innovator (No. 12) and Carlton Choice (No. 13), still as valuable.
With five outsiders on arrival, the quinté brings in the tidy sum of 638,642.80 euros for a bet of 2 euros.
The favorite of bettors, no doubt aggrieved…
The favorite of the event, monastery (No. 10), could not come to light. As Equidia’s images show below, his stall opened with a time delay. He thus lost all chance from the first meters, which explains Stéphane Pasquier. The misfortune of some can make the happiness of others but equity has, it seems, not been in order.