Arrival of the fifth: 15 – 12 – 8 – 5 – 11
The favorites were not present in this support event for pay-per-view bets. None of them managed to interfere on the podium. A boon from which State (n° 15), which was discreet throughout the course, since long in last position, before placing its very nice burst of speed. “With this string number, I was forced to wait, recognizes his jockey, Jérôme Cabre, winner of his fifteenth success in fifths. In addition, I was overwhelmed at the start of the race. We knew his aptitude for the field and wanted to see him finish. It’s a fair reward after a meeting at Cagnes-sur-Mer which didn’t go well. The representative of Alain Jathière’s silks shines for the first time in this category, while his trainer, Yann Barberot signs his 48th success at this level.
At the cost of a fine final effort, the winner surely dominates the most neglected competitor of the event, Tarida (No. 12), which shows a clear recovery in form. Offanville (n° 8) climbs to the third step of the podium in front of Memory Dream (No. 5), author of a seductive reappearance, and Norwegian Sir (n° 11), still to be credited with a pleasant end of race.
In the absence of the most played horses at the finish, the share of Quinté + amounts to 223,728.80 euros.
