Cleangame (8g Ouregon de Celland-Red Bell), off as the 9/10 favorite, reined by trainer Jean Michel Bazire took this day’s featured Gr. II International Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (also the Prix d’Europe) at Enghien.
Raced over 2875 meters voltstart for a purse of 110,000€ Cleangame won for the 35th time in his legendary career for 1,382,070€ earned. Race time today was 1.14.5kr off a slow rated tempo. 1.2/1 odds Feliciano (5m Ready Cash-Ravenella) was two lengths back second for pilot David Thomain, trainer Philippe Allaire and owner Ecurie des Charmes. 16/1 Tony Gio (8m Varenne-Ilaria Jet) took third for Eric Raffin, trainer Sebastien Guarato and owner Scuderia Bivans Srl, four lengths off the winner. 28/1 Carat Williams (8m Prodigious-Miss Williams) was fourth for Matthieu Abrivard and fifth home was 50/1 Bel Avis (9g Ganymede-Gloria Maris) with Nicolas Bazire aboard.
Cleangame
Replay – https://www.letrot.com/fr/replay-courses/2020-08-12/7502/5
Interesting fast-class races are ahead on August 15 at Paris-Vincennes that includes four Gr. II events:
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Prix Guy Deloison (85,000€ purse, 2700 meters, European)
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Prix Herve Ceran-Maillard (monte, 85,000€ purse, 2175 meters)
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Prix Pierre Plazen (purse 85,000€, 2700 meters, European)
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Prix Jockey (purse 85,000€, 2700 meters)
The prior day the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice (purse 46,000€, 2925 meters, European) takes place at Cagnes sur Mer.
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink