Arrival of the quinté: 14 – 8 – 12 – 1 – 7
And in the end, it’s Astalavista (No. 14) who wins! After jumping the last hurdle, the three-way fight, with Kel Story (n° 8) and Calliandra (n° 12) turned to the advantage of the “logical favorite”, according to his jockey Kevin Nabet, on the racecourse d’Auteuil.
The latter, who had brought him closer to the lead in the line opposite, then placed him along the rail in the last meters. Astalavista then took the measure of Kel Story, the main host of the event who almost created a big surprise at 40/1, and Calliandra, a prominent competitor. He signed a first success at this level and allowed his trainer Mickaël Seror to win a twelfth quinté.
“He was very calm, understood what was asked of him, as a jumping horse. “He’s got class,” confides Kevin Nabet at Equidia’s microphone.
Despite his heavy load, Kamikaze du Tay (n° 1) took a good fourth place, especially since he was making his return in combination after more than three months of absence. Pearl Doctor (#7) completes the good combination.
