Arrival of the fifth: 14 – 15 – 2 – 16 – 13
She was the favorite in this mythical event and Mountaineer (#14) did not disappoint. Quite the contrary! The 5-year-old mare, trained by Englishman Sir Mark Prescott and ridden by Luke Morris who was discovering the ParisLongchamp racecourse (16th century), once again showed off her class, signing a sixth victory in a row at Group level. I. “It’s exceptional”, says his jockey into the microphone. Always seen at the forefront, Alpinista was clocked 200m from the finish, resisting the return of Vadeni (#15) and Torquator Tasso (n° 2), winner of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last year.
Al Hakeem (No. 16) allows the French coach, Jean-Claude Rouget, to place two of his starters in the quartet. At the back of the peloton at the start of the straight line, Grand Glory (No. 13), owned by Xavier Marie, performed well by finishing fifth at big odds.
