The 4/10 favorite Cleangame (7g Ouragon de Celland-Red Bell) easily overcame a 50 meter handicap to win today’s Gr. III Prix Jean Dumouch (purse 90,000€, 2850 meters distance handicap) for trainer/driver Jean-Michel Bazire and owner J-M Rancoule. Cleangame won for the 32nd time in 49 career starts now for life earnings of 1,229,220€. Cleangame was away near the back and advance steadily on the leaders after 1000 meters. He engulfed the competition off the final turn and sped away to an four length margin of victory. Race time was 1.11.6kr (mile race 1:55.20) over the winner’s 2900 meter distance. Cleangame is quite a trotter, likely among the best currently racing.
The 13/1 odds Tessy d’Ete (7f Ganymede-Love Me Tender) was second with Franck Nivard up and 5.2/1 Chica de Joudes (7f Jag de Bellouet) was third for Alain Laurent. 21/1 Balbir and 88/1 Anzi des Liards completed the top five with Ble de Gers and Cokstile earnings the sixth and seventh checks. This was the day’s Quinte+ race of the day and the exact order payoff was 1,467.00€ with 1,058 winning tickets. The Q+ pool was 5,786,169€ and 11,319,000€ plus was wagered on this race.
The undercard included the Prix du Comite Regional d’Equitation (purse 56,000€, 2700 meters, European eligibles) and 2.3/1 Moni Viking (6m Maharajah-Jeunesse Doree) rallied to the 1.13.9kr clocked victory, his fourth in 12 starts in France, now for 214,091€ in life earnings. Pierre Vercruysse reined and trains the winner for Norway’s Jan Lyng.
The 11/1 Darlington Park (6g Orlando Vici) took second for Franck Nivard and third was 35/1 Destin Carisaie (6g Uniclove) with Eric Raffin up.
Earlier on the program was the Prix d’Auranches (purse 33,000€, 2100 meters autostart) and 2.3/1 Flora Venesi (4f Gazouillis-Mission Venesi) scored in a quick 1.12.3kr with Franck Nivard up for trainer Franck Leblanc, her fourth win in 14 career starts.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink