July 26, 2015 – Interesting action took place Sunday at a variety of venues including two turf courses. At La Capelle, the Prix D.B. Energies (€30,000 purse, 2750 meters, 12 starters) went to 5.4/1 odds Victoria Empress (6f Magnificent Rodney-Pay The Bill) clocked in 1.15.4kr for owner/trainer/driver Ulf Nordin. 3/1 Vizir des Jacquets (6m Prodigious-Quiet Way) was a close second for Romain Derieux, trainer/driver for owner Antonio De Sousa. 8/1 Veneon (6m Laetenter Diem-Morcalines) was third for Joanna Lindqvist.
At Enghien-Soisy the Prix Le Zagalolo de Soisy (€68,000 purse, 2875 meters, 12 European entrants) went to the 1.17.5kr winner Tino Roc (3m Flipp Roc-Indy Roc) for Mathieu Abrivard, trainer Thomas Cecere and owner Scuderia Sant Eusehiu (Italy). This 28.6/1 outsider defeated 3/2 favorite Chanson d’Amour (3f Sam Bourbon-Song of Love) for owner/driver Jean-Pierre Dubois and trainer Yves Boireau. 9/1 Toseland Kyu (3m Love You-Zoraya Kyu) was third for reinsman Alexandre Abrivard, trainer Catello Savarese and owner Ecurie 4AB Sas (Italy).
On the grass at Montier Eu Der was held the Prix Bar PMU Centre (purse €45,000, 3000 meters, 13 starters) and the quick 1.16.4kr winner was 7.1/1 odds Vanderlov (6g Orlando Vici-Maestria de Fligny) for trainer/driver Aymeric Thomas. The 5/1 second place finisher Tresor Wic (8m Jag de Bellouet-Epona Vinn) was handled by Anthony Barrier for trainer Laurent Simon. Simon also trains the third place 48/1 Ramses des Charmes (10g Kiss Francis-Hydra de l’Epinay) that Matthieu Verva piloted.
At Agon-Coutainville rain soaked the turf but the featured Prix de la Ville d’Agon-Coutainville (purse €35,000, 3575 meters, 16 starters) went off well albeit the slow 1.26.5kr winning time. The 3/2 odds winner was Ultra des Landes (7f Baccarat du Pont-Justice d’Or) for trainer/driver Sebastien Hardy ahead of 24/1 Tania du Derby (8f Jag de Bellouet-Kelinotte du Derby) and Sebastien Baude with third to 7/1 Succes de Vaux (9g Edson Tilly-Idole de Brenard) for owner/driver/trainer Michael-Gerard Baron.
Thomas H. Hicks