The October 5th Meslay du Main Quinte+ featured Grand Prix Anjou Maine (purse €100,000, 2875 meters, 17 International starters) went to 1.3/1 Call Me Keeper (6m Pine Chip-Eliza Keeper) timed in 1.13.7kr for harness racing driver Franck Nivard, trainer Daniel Reden and Stall Zet, the owner. 18.8/1 Duke Of Greenwood (6m Otello Pierjiu-Nikki Groenhof) was second for Dominik Locqueneux and trainer Peter J. Strooper. The 34/1 longshot Anette du Mirel (6f Laetenter Diem-Lisa du Mirel) was third with Mathieu Abrivard up for trainer Anders Lindqvist and owner/breeder Mlle. Anette Holmgren. 11/1 Quick Fix was fourth for Pierre Vercruysse and fifth was 2.2/1 Briac Dark for trainer/driver Franck Anne.
Verso de Made (7g Lord du Pin-Miranda) was a 74.7/1 upset winner of the Prix Agem (purse €32,000, 2875 meters, 18 starters) on the Enghien card, the Pick5 event. This 1.16.4kr timed winner was teamed by Pierre Vercruysse for owner/trainer J.M. Souici. 1.9/1 favorite Urisalane (8f Jet Fortuna-Lea Picoulerie) was second ahead of 20.2/1 Viking de Pilet (7g Kuadro Wild-Indra du Pilet).
The October 4 Vincennes feature was the Prix Lilius (monte, purse €70,000, 2850 meters, 14 European starters) and the 1.14.1kr winner was 4.4/1 odds Bambina du Parc (5m Nicolas Maria-La Fille du Parc) with Mathieu Abrivard up for Ecurie des Baux. 30/1 Brut de la Cote (5g Kepler-Umbra Mai Fu) with P-Y Verva up for trainer Sebastien Guarato. Even-money favorite Catalogne (4f Cygnus d’Odysse-Jabadie) was third for Mathieu Mottier and trainer Denise Mottier.
Thomas H. Hicks