December 29, 2015 – Tuesday’s Quinte+ was at Paris-Vincennes and the €64,000 Prix de Craon (2700 meters, 16 European starters) went to 14/1 Italian invader Only One Glory (7m Ganymede-Eva Kant Gar) handled by Roberto Andreghetti for trainer Fabrice Souloy and owner Scuderia RPR. Clocked in 1.14kr the winner defeated Pioneer Gar (m Varenne-Follia) with Eric Raffin up for Scuderia Super Chico SAS and trainer Johanna Lindqvist. Another invader the 4.7/1 Tell Me No Lies (g Offshore Dream-B.Glorious) landed third in a photo for Mathieu Mottier, trainer Fabrice Souloy and KLV Holding AB. Franck Nivard steered 11.3/1 Unero Montaval (7g Nem-Heroine du Loir) to fourth ahead of 73/1 Plutonio (6m Self Possessed-Indra Bi) with Damien Bonne up for Vincent Martens (trainer).
This day the top monte event was the €70,000 Prix de Gambais (2175 meters, 8 monter starters) and 2.4/1 Bolide Jenilou (4g Kesaco Phedo-Melodie Jenilou) took victory with ease for Damien Bonne. The 2.6/1 second choice Brut de la Cote (4g Kepler-Ombra Mai Fu) landed second for Antoine Lamy and trainer Sebastien Guarato with the Franck Leblanc trained, Franck Nivard ridden, 7.8/1 odds, Baron du Chene (4m Goetmals Wood-Imperiale du Chene) on the line third. The race time was a quick 1.12.9kr.
Two year-olds contested the Prix des Freesias (purse €35,000, 2175 meters, 14 entrants) and this 1.1.7kr winner was 1.7/1 favorite Difa Girl (2f Love You-Rifa Rainbow) reined by J.Ph Monclin for trainer Philippe Allaire and owner G.Poulsen-Allaire. 144/1 longshot Dunka de Perthuis (2f So Lovely Girl-Pepita Ra) finished second for J-F Senet with third to 21/1 Dolga du Pommereux (2f Coktail Jet-Salsa du Pommereux).
There are large number of productive FR two year-olds in this crop led by the offspring of Ready Cash and Love You. The dam of winner Difa Girl is a daughter of Kaisy Dream-Ica du Pas-Workaholic and Difa Girl is her third foal.
The Prix de Limay (purse €36,000, 2700 meters, 14 starters) was a victory for 52/1 Cayenne de Houelle (3f Scipion du Goutier-Irinade la Frette)) timed in 1.16.4kr for driver Pierre Vercruysse and trainer Franck Leblanc. 7/2 Clef de Fe (3f Fleuron Perrine-Rivendell) took second for trainer/driver Mathieu Abrivard with 43/1 Cible du Bouffey (3f Password-Illusion du Coq) earning third for P-Y Verva.
Thomas H. Hicks