Monday (December 21) at Cagnes-Sur-Mer was held the Prix des Lutins (purse €21,000, 14 three year-olds, 2925 meters) and the 1.18.2kr winner was 19.7/1 outsider Courtly Love (3m Love You-Minnie Perrine) for trainer/driver Ch-A Mary and Ecurie D. The 1.1/1 favorite Cyprin d’Erable (3m Prodigious-Quinine d’Lerable) was second for driver/trainer Yannick A. Briand with 7.3/1 Cornflower Jac (3g Opium-Lady Mary) home third, also trained by Briand,
On December 16 in Sweden the Gosta Nordins (100,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart) at Solvalla went to 3.7/1 favorite Luckycharm Hanover (7m Andover Hall-Lady Luck Hanover-Donerail) teamed by Orjan Kihlstrom for trainer Daniel Reden and Stall Zet. The veteran classmaster defeated 18.6/1 I Saw You (10g Love You-I Saw Molly-Lindys Crown) handled by trainer Ake Lindblom with third to 4.8/1 Attack Diablo (5g Blue York Yankee-Chanson d’Inverne-SJs Photo) that Yohan Untersteiner drove for trainer Peter Untersteiner.
On that Solvalla card the Gunnar Nordins (purse 100,000SEK, 2140 meters autostart) went to 1.4/1 favorite Al’s Wintermede (4m Olimede-Memory-Supergill) driven by Jorma Kontio for trainer Svante Ericsson. 15.5/1 Be Spontaneous (4m Andover Hall-Inspired Society-Self Possessed) was second for Kenneth Haugstad, trainer Daniel Reden and Stall Zet. 35.8/1 Digital Collection (4m Super Photo Kosmos-Full Authority-Scarlet Knight) was third for Per Lennartsson and trainer Robert Bergh.
Thomas H. Hicks