Vincennes, FR – The 7/10 favorite Carat Williams (5m Prodigious-Miss Williams) took Monday’s Paris-Vincennes featured Prix Ovide Moulinet (Gr. II, purse €120,000, 2700 meters, eight five year-olds) timed in 1.13.8kr for David Thomain. Sebastien Guarato trains the winner for Mme. Francoise Deboudaud.
The 18/1 Clif du Pommereux (5m Love You-Noure du Pommereux) was second for trainer/driver Sylvain Roger and third finishing 14/1 Caid Griff (5m Password-Savace Griff) reined by Mathieu Mottier, trainer Guarato and Ecurie Griff. Well-regarded Charly du Noyer was a dq.
The Prix de Fontainbleau (purse €60,000, 2850 meters, 17 European starters) was the day’s Quinte+ contest with victory to 1.14.5kr timed and 1.7/1 odds Cleangame (5g Ouragon de Celland-Red Bell).
Eric Raffin was the pilot for trainer Sebastien Guarato and owner Jean Michel Rancoule. 31/1 Chilkoot Trail (5g Ready Cash-Pulp Fiction) was second for J.Ph. Monclin and third was 7/1 Trillo Park (5m Varenne-Mystery Flight) with Enrico Bellei aboard. Cristal River and Chocolat du Bourg were the next two in line.
The program also included a victory by Al Capone Danjo (7g One du Rib-Java du Rib) clocked in 1.14.3kr in the monte Prix Patrick Mottier (purse €75,000, 2850 meters, 13 apprentice reined starters).
Florian Priout was the pilot for owner/trainer Ch. Cuiller. Four year-old mares contested the Prix de Carquebut (purse €42,000, 2700 meters, 13 starters) with a 1.14.6kr victory to 2.9/1 Dontella Bella (4f Ready Cash-Salsa Bella) for Anthony Barrier and owner/trainer J.P. Marmion. 61/1 Douloureuse (4f Timoko-Migraine) was second for driver Quentin Machet. This one is owned/trained by Richard Westerink.
Attacus takes Prix du Chesnay today at Vincennes
Today’s Q+ Prix du Chesnay (purse €88,000, 2850 meters) went to 1.13.5kr timed 2.4/1 Attacus (7g Hand du Vivier-Nelocata) reined by Eric Raffin for trainer Sebastien Guarato and owner J.M. Machet. 27/1 Ustou (9g Niky-Oh Manon) was second for David Thomain, ahead of 5.9/1 Vulcain de Vandel (8m Jag de Bellouet-Ophelia de Vandel) teamed by trainer Franck Nivard.
Dino de Jilme (4g Orsy Dream-Une du Maine) scored, timed in 1.15.1kr, in the monte Prix de Lers (purse €65,000, 2700 meters) at 2.9/1 for jockey P.Y. Verva. 2/1 Diamant de Larre (4g Magnificent Rodney-Rose de Larre) was a five length back second for Matthieu Abrivard and third was 11.9/1 Duc Gibus (4m Uniclove-Rosita Gibus).
Bohemian Rhapsody (6f Niky-Kuala Lumpur) scored in the monte Prix de Cerisy (purse €56,000, 2700 meters, 12 starters), timed in 1.14kr, with Camille Levesque the jockey. The winner was 3.9/1 and was a three length winner over a group of pursuers including second finishing Belle Louis Mabon and Eric Raffin, with third to Belle Katie and J.Y. Ricart.
The program’s Prix de Cahors (purse €60,000, 2850 meters, European eligibles) went to 1.14.8kr timed and 9.7/1 odds Chica de Joudes (5f Jag de Bellouet-Queschua Love) reined by owner/trainer Alain Laurent. 18/1 Comtesse du Chene (5f Quaker Jet-Imperiale du Chene) teamed by Franck Nivard and 18/1 Croix du Buisson (5f Repeat Love-Maunie du Buisson) was third for Yves Dreux.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink