Pierre Levesque teamed Thomas Levesque trainee Action Partage (6f Opium-Loumana Flor) to victory in the Q+ Prix de Mortain (purse €55,000, 2850 meters, 17 starters) at 2.6/1 odds. Daniele Gozlan owns the winner. 2.4/1 Arlington Dream (6g Ready Cash-Ialla Clairchamp) was second for Yoann Lebourgeois, trainer Philippe Allaire and owner Frederik Sauque. 23/1 Uppy de Vie (8g Indy de Vive-Jesira de Mormal) was third for trainer/driver P-Y Verva.
Two year-olds (seven starters) battled in the €33,000 purse Prix des Bruyeres over 2175 meters with the victory to 1.15.4kr timed and 2.1/1 odds Eridan (2m Ready Cash-Tapaze d’Atout) with Eric Raffin up. Sebastian Guarato trains for Philippe Dewulf. 10.5/1 Eliseo (2m Timoko-Solaria) was a solid second for Frederic Prat, breeder/owner/trainer/driver. Third was 3.1/1 Esprit Delo (2m Royal Dream-Fressy Star) with David Thomain driving for trainer Philippe Allaire.
The monte Prix de Puteaux (purse €70,000, 2700 meters, 18 European starters) went to 4/5 odds favorite Ulka des Champs (8f Offshore Dream-Melissa des Champs) timed in 1.13.1kr and ridden by Eric Raffin. 26/1 The Tiger was second for Damien Bonne.
In the remaining program the Prix de Chartres (purse €36,000, 2700 meters, 13 starters) went to 2/1 favorite Dream Valley (3f Royal Dream-Mysterious Valley) reined by breeder Jean-Philippe Dubois for trainer Philippe Moulin and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. The winner was clocked in 1.17.2kr.
7.7/1 Carlotta (4f Ready Cash-Providence) produced a double for driver Pierre Levesque in the Prix d’Aurillac (purse €42,000, 2700 meters, 12 starters), timed in 1.15.3kr. Thomas Levesque also trains this one, for Ecurie JR. 6.7/1 odds Comedy Jet (4f Jag de Bellouet-Mazarina) was a good second for trainer Luc Roelens, Stall Markhove and driver Pierre Vercruysse.
Thomas H. Hicks