VINCENNES, FR – The 5/2 King Sir Kir (7m Make It Happen-Kings Blondie) took Friday evening’s Prix Eudora (purse €60,000, 2850 meters, 15 European starters) timed in 1.14kr for driver Alexandre Abrivard. Ecurie I.C. Equine AB owns the L.Cl. Abrivard trainee. 11/1 Tropolini VP (8g Archduke Kemp-Lady Magic) was second for David Thomain, trainer Jeppe Juel and Team Juel. 14/1 Lover Face (10g Love You-Ambra OK) was third with Franck Nivard up.
The Prix Tolosa (purse €56,000, 2100 meters autostart, 12 starters) saw 23/1 Capraio (6g Coktail Jet-Une de Bussy) score in a sharp 1.11.1kr. Franck Ouvrie teamed the winner for Ecurie Rhythm and Blues and trainer Rene Aebischer. 4.3/1 Casting de Chenu (6m Baccarat du Pont) with Eric Raffin up, took second. J-M Baudouin trains this one. 8.1/1 Tinamo Jet (6m Naglo-Lituania Jet) was a rallying third with Franck Nivard up for trainer Franck Leblanc and owner Allevamenti Toniatti.
Four year olds contested the Prix Celuta (purse €40,000, 2850 meters, 16 starters) with 8.3/1 Eturn Money (4m Satchmo Wood-Uturn Money) victorious clocked in 1.14.3kr. Yoann Lebourgeois teamed the Sebastien Guarato trainee that Pierre Pilarski owns and Yvan Bernard bred.
Second choice 3/1 Emperor Charm (4m Prodigious-Tender Night) was second for Jean Pierre Dubois, trainer Philippe Moulin and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. The 16/1 Edgy Perrine (4g Roc Meslois-Trendy Perrine) took third, handled by Franck Anne for breeder/owner/trainer J.F. Mary.
Saturday is the Kymi Grand Prix and Ringostarr Treb and New Direction have been scratch, the former for lameness. At Boden is the V75 action led by the Gr.I UET Masters Norrbottens Stora Pris in which Propulsion is the favorite from post 10.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink