In Your Dreams (3f Donato Hanover-Iron Lady) took today’s Prix Albert Rayon (Gr. II, purse 70,000€, 2100 meters autostart, European eligibles) reined by Matthieu Abrivard. Off at 2.2/1 odds this Alessandro Gocciadoro trainee, owned by Bruni Racing, recorded her second victory in France and raised her life earnings to 118,589€.
Race time was 1.13.6kr and the winner’s last 200 meters was in 1.06.6kr. The 5.1/1 Amele Grif (3f Varenne-Sunrise Grif) was second for trainer/driver Bjorn Goop. 65/1 All Wise As (3f Varenne-Temple Blue Chip) was third, handled by Gabriele Gelormini for trainer H.E. Bondo and owner Peter Wilhelmsen.
The 21/1 Amber Prad (3f Timoko) was fourth for Gocciadoro and fifth went to 2/1 Grayline (3f Sam Bourbon) for Erik Raffin and owner/trainer Julien Dubois. The winner’s dam raced competitively on the USA Grand Circuit for Jean Pierre Dubois.
The Gr. II Prix Artiste Hemard (purse 100,000€, 2700 meters, four year old mares) saw 10/1 Fleche du Yuuca (4f Prodigious-Vincenza) rally in the lane to victory clocked in 1.13.9kr for driver Jean Philippe Dubois. His Ecurie Victoria Dreams is the owner with Philippe Moulin the trainer. It was her fourth victory and she now sports life earnings of 164,170€.
The 9/10 favorite Freyja du Pont (4f Quinoa du Gers) was second with Jean-Michel Bazire up for Albert Rayon. 38/1 Feerie Wood (4f Rockfeller Center) was third with Alexandre Abrivard at the lines.
Earlier in the Prix de Chirlon (purse 38,000€, 2100 meters autostart, four year old mares) 2.8/1 Fine Colline (4f Village Mystic) was a 1.11.3kr timed winner with Matthieu Abrivard the owner/trainer/driver. The victory increased her career earnings to 98,600€ and she traveled her last 100 meters in 1.04.8kr. 4.2/1 Fiesta du Belver (4f Roi de Coq) was second for Gabriele Gelormini, ahead of 26/1 Fregate Island (4f Timoko) reined by Bjorn Goop.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink