This day’s Quinte+ event was the Gr. III Grand National du Trot Paris-Turf (leg 4, purse €90,000, 2650 meters, 18 starters) at Le Bouscat, France and it went to 7/2 odds favorite Bahia Quesnot (5f Scipion du Goutier-Queen Ines) for driver Eric Raffin, owner Mlle. Florence Scalici and trainer Cedrik Herserant.
Co-favorite Unero Montaval (8g Nem-Heroine du Lar) earned second for Franck Nivard, ahead of 10/1 Buffalo de Beylev (5m Memphis du Rib-Rafale du Plessis) and trainer/driver Nicolas Ensch. 76/1 Tui de Narmont and 7.5/1 Ulster Perrine were fourth and fifth. Race time was a good 1.13.9kr over the extended distance.
The same card at Le Bouscat included the Grand Prix Baron d’Ardeuil (purse €25,000, 2550 meters autostart, 16 European starters) and victory went to 3.2/1 LoverFace (8g Love You-Ambra OK) for driver Franck Nivard, trainer Fabrice Souloy and owner Bengt Olsson, timed in 1.15.1kr.
The 2/1 Geisha Sund (6f Love You-Kanadia) landed second for Dominik Locqueneux, trainer Robert Bergh and Etoile Sweden HB. Third home was 5.5/1 Orient Horse (8m Abano As-Irma del Rio) with Thomas Levesque up, ahead of fourth finishing 11.6/1 odds Only One Glory (8m Ganymede-Eva Kany Gar), that one also from the Souloy training stable.
Another weekend race worth watching is in Finland (Seinajoki) on April 30 where ten classy rivals will battle in the €60,000 Seinajoki Race.
2100 meters autostart – The Seinajoki Race, purse €60,000
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Horse/Driver |
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Record |
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Earnings |
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1 |
Jeppas Maxi* / Torbjörn Jansson |
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11,8ake |
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119 548 € |
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2 |
Ringostarr Treb* / Wilhelm Paal |
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10,4aly |
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272 553 € |
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3 |
Bret Boko / Ari Moilanen |
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10,3aly |
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349 210 € |
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4 |
Edward Ale / Peter Ingves |
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10,5aly |
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340 488 € |
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5 |
Jontte Boy / Tuomas Korvenoja |
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11,1aly |
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312 934 € |
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6 |
El Mago Pellini* / Adrian Kolgjini |
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10,8aly |
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564 914 € |
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7 |
Quid Pro Quo* / Erik Adielsson |
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10,2aly |
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731 096 € |
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8 |
Twigs Voici* / Pekka Korpi |
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10,6aly |
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199 725 € |
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9 |
Donna di Quattro* / Christoffer Eriksson |
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10,9aly |
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340 324 € |
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10 |
Ed You* / Mika Forss |
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10,1aly |
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678 575 € |
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink