Today’s 5 th leg of the Gr. III Grand National du Trot Paris-Turf (purse 85,000€, 2750 meters distance handicap, 18 starters) was held at La Capelle.
The 1.12.6kr timed victory went to 13/1 Bachar (8m Prodigious-Princesse Victoire) with trainer Emmanuel Allard at the lines. Bachar won for the seventh time in 70 career starts now for 314,640€ earned. 15/1 Christo (7g Rieussec) was second for trainer/driver Michel Lenoir and the 25-meter handicapped 5/10 favorite Chica de Joudes (7f Jag de Bellouet) was third for owner/trainer/driver Alain Laurent.
123/1 Baron du Bourg and 93/1 Bad Boy du Dollar, also 25 meter handicapped, completed the top five finishers.
This race was the Quinte+ race of the day and the exact order 2€ Q+ ticket paid 185,481.80€. The Q+ pool today was 3,170,334€ and the
total of all wagering pools on this race exceeded 6,970,000€.
Thomas H. Hicks