Arrival of the fifth : 3 – 7 – 8 – 15 – 11
The takers of the favourite, Gendreen (n°3), trembled. At fault in the first turn, the partner of Alexandre Abrivard was put back to the trot before the fifteen gallop strides allowed. “This fault does not cost me much in the end”, analyzes the driver who signs his 66th success at this level. The 7-year-old trotter wins the tenth victory since his arrival in the boxes of Laurent-Claude Abrivard, in May 2022. “Without this prank, I would have said that the horse had gained confidence in him”, grinned Alexandre. Before continuing: “In any case, I am happy with this success for my friend Julien Grumetz, who did a good job at the start of his career. His student just needed to see something else. Alexandre Abrivard’s form also continued as he equaled Éric Raffin’s record for victories in a winter meeting with 93 wins. “I can’t explain this performance to you, but it’s magnificent,” concludes the person concerned.
To win, the favorite had to work hard to repel the attack of Ghalie du Goutier (n°7), which realizes a good value. In retreat, Great Tigress (n°8) erases his recent disqualifications and completes the podium in front of Enjoy The Game (n°15), et l’outsider Divallo (n°11), offered at odds of 74/1.
Kévin Romain, Halim Bouakkaz and our Synthesis indicated the quartet out of order in eight horses.