April 5, 2017 – Today’s Quinte+ at Hippodrome Angers featured Prix Angers Loire (purse €60,000, 3100 meters, 18 international starters) went to well-regarded, 1.1/1 odds Bird Parker (6m Ready Cash-Belisha) timed in 1.12.6kr. J.Ph. Monclin teamed the Philippe Allaire trainee that Elisabeth Allaire owns. Christophe Toulonge bred this one.
8.4/1 Vertige de Chenu (8g Lynx de Bellouet-Neige de Chenu) was second for Pierre Pellerot and breeder/owner/trainer Franck Pellerot. 6.9/1 Opitgerium (9m Pine Chip-Jovelinotte) took third for driver Dominik Locqueneux, trainer Robert Bergh and owner Stall Courant AB. 5.5/1 Vulcain de Vandel (8m Jag de Bellouet-Ophelia de Vandel) was fourth for trainer/driver Franck Nivard, ahead of 6.7/1 Uniflosa Bella (9f Jag de Bellouet-Koctiflosa Gede) and driver Antoine Wiels and owner/trainer J-P Marmion. Tiego d’Etang was sixth.
On Tuesday, at Paris-Vincennes, was the Prix Enif (purse €37,000, 2850 meters, 12 starters). The 1.17.2kr timed winner was 3/1 Exotic Destination (3f Love You-Quiromantica) reined by David Thoman. Yves Boireau trains this one that Jean-Pierre Dubois owns and bred. 33.5/1 Enieme Chance (3f Quai Bourbon-Samba Face) rallied for second driven by owner Aurelien Desmottes. Third was 2.6/1 Extremity (3f Coktail Jet-Tentation de Star) for trainer/driver Sebastian Ernault and owner NV Hicewa. Ecurie D was the breeder.
Also at Vincennes, the Prix Beatrix (purse €37,000, 2850 meters, ten starters) went to 1.15.6kr timed and 9/10 odds Eden Basque (3m Singalo-Janga) reined by Eric Raffin for trainer Sebastien Guarato and breeder/owner Ecurie Castagniccia. 4.2/1 Equido (3m Legs du Clos-La Zola) took second for Matthieu Abrivard and owner/trainer Jacques Bruneau. Third was 6.1/1 Exayre (3m Uaukir-Hermine Saint Jean) for Franck Nivard and trainer Ch. Lancelin.
On Monday, at Krieau Vienne, was the Prix Roquepine (purse €6,000, 2100 meters autostart, nine starters) and 3/10 favorite Start Bi (6m Toss Out-No Reason Bi) scored in 1.13.6kr for trainer/driver Rudolf Haller and Team Neuhof, racing shoeless. 10.8/1 Charles de Gaulle (9g Jag de Bellouet-Courina) was second for trainer Haller and driver Thomas Pribil. Third was 21.8/1 Lady Ford (6f Andover Hall-Louisiana) for trainer/driver Franz Konlechner.
Thomas H. Hicks