Arrival of the quinté: 11- 13 – 5 – 2 – 15
The quinté du jour took place at the Paris-Vincennes racecourse. This race pitted fifteen competitors aged 8 to 10 years following the forfeit of Count of Tithais (n ° 7) on the classic 2,700 m course. And 6 for Evariste du Bourg (n ° 11)! The most played horse of the race (2/1) did not disappoint its many takers by signing a sixth consecutive victory.
Immediately at the forefront, the representative of Jean-Marie Roubaud printed a sustained train and was never worried, repelling attacks very easily to finish. The 8-year-old gelding wins for the twenty-fifth time in his career and offers his partner Eric Raffin a one hundred and ninety-ninth victory in a quinté. “Once in front, I let him do it until the end of the plain,” said his pilot at the microphone of Equidia. I then put it in my hand. He lay down very well to finish. He thought it was a very good race. “
After a good second place on December 25, Sweetness of the Oak (n ° 13) confirms its rise to power. She benefited from a good run behind the future winner that she might not worry regarding, obtaining the first runner-up. Third, Dreamer de Chenu (# 5) produced a nice acceleration and didn’t slow down to get a place on the podium. Failing the bare minimum for a better allocation, Eire of Helios (n ° 2) responds once once more present in this kind of confrontation while her sunday (n ° 15) completes the correct combination following committing a fault during the first part of the race. Hoax (n° 4), Equinoxe (n° 6), Douxor de Guez (n ° 10) and Dreamer Boy (n ° 16) were found to be at fault and were disqualified.
