July 19, 2015 – The Sunday’s turf course feature was at Royan with its Grand Prix Jean Maurice Beteau (purse €45,000. 3100 meters, 18 starters) and the 5.8/1 odds winner was Sierra Leone (9f John Arifant-Une d’Havetot) reined by J.Cl. Hallais, also owner. 20/1 Tresor Wic (8m Jag de Bellouet-Epong Vinn) was second for Anthony Barrier and trainer Laurent Simon, ahead of 8/1 Ut Viniere (7m Jasmin de Flore-Oasis Viniere) and trainer/driver Mathieu Abrivard.. The winner was clocked in a sharp 1.17.3kr on the grass.
At Vallereal, the Grand Prix de l’Amitie Franco Suisse (purse €34,000, 2450 meters, 14 entrants) went to the 1.16.3kr winner, 1.2/1 odds favorite, Vaillant du Vivier (6m Nijinski Rodney-Lexie du Vivier) for trainer R. Jaffelot ahead of 5/2 odds Twist Lie (8g Indy de Vive-Fiesole de Mareuil) and 13/1 Uttar Pradish (7g Nobody du Chane-Jonque Rapide).
This day at La Roche Posay the Prix Concession Nissan (purse €32,000, 2600 meters, 12 starters) went to 3.4/1 odds Ah Quel Micha (5m Rocklyn-Oceane du Phara) with Julien Dubois driving for Ecurie Victoria Dreams and trainer Philippe Moulin. Amelia Melo (5f Light Up de Vonnac-Lara de Couranne) was second ahead of favorite Ariane du Goutier (5f Goetmals Wood-Logoder Vro) owned by Ecurie Saint Martin.
Action at Axevalla featured the Stochampionatet Final (2640 meters. 1SEK million to the winner) and the victory went to Some Summit (4f Dream Vacation-Graceland Summit-Armbro Trick) for Veijo Heiskanen clocked in 1.13.6kr. Three lengths in arrears was Maya Gold (4f Ready Cash-Ograzia November-General November) with Ulf Olsson up with third to Thorn Bird (4f Clark Magistrate-Drugeda-Banker Hall) for Carl Johan Jepson.
Also at Axevalla the Borje Nasstroms Akeris (2140 meters autostart, 125,.000SEK to the winner, three year-olds, 12 starters) was won by Target Kronos (3g Raja Mirchi-Ebony Kronos-Pine Chip) for Ulf Ohlsson up in 1.14.5kr. Lufi Kolgjini trains the winner. In a win photo was Nappa Scar (3m Scarlet Knight-Butterfly Player-Pearsall Hanover) for Per Lennartson. Echauffour US (3m Donato Hanover-Bourbon Dream-Pearsall Hanover) was a length off for Stefan Persson and trainer Jean Baudron.
Eketorpets Tess (8f Kashner Hanover-Joanne-Dignatarian) was an impressive 1.11.4kr winner of the Senska Hippoloppet (100,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart) for Peter Untersteiner, she a length winner from Donna di Quattro (5f Love You-Whoopie As-SJ’s Photo) driven by Christoffer Eriksson. Youana (6f Pearsall Hanover-Euro Sund-Sugarcane Hanover) was third for Erik Adielsson.
Another important event at Axevalla was the Vara Entreprenads (100,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart) and the quick 1.11.2kr winner was Falcon Haleryd (6g Varenne-Falnos Bellona-Mack Lobell) with Johan Untersteiner up. More Than Enough (10g Coktail Jet-Enough Is Enough-Mack Lobell) was beaten one length in second for Jeppe Juel with third to Exodus Hanover (4m Andover Hall-Exotic Destination-Dream Vacation) for Tino Arling. The card also included the Vastgotatidninjars (50,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart) with Midnight Glory (4f Cantab Hall-Elegant Victory-Valley Victory) scoring in 1.15.5kr for Erik Adielsson ahead of Global Supremacy (3f Muscle Hall-Brighten Up-Like A Prayer). The winner is 2-0-2 in four starts.
Thomas H. Hicks