Arrival of the fifth: 3 – 15 – 12 – 4 – 8
What an incredible struggle between Ampia Mede Sm (#3) and Cleangame (n° 15) in the final phase of the Prix du Bois de Vincennes! Under the eyes of Antoine Griezmann, present on the Hippodrome de Vincennes a few hours after the victory of the French football team, last night in Marseille, against Côte d’Ivoire (2-1), the new nugget trained by Fabrice Souloy overcame the formidable Cleangame.
Most Ampia Mede Sm is not a contender for the next Prix d’Amérique by chance. With courage, she came back alone on her adversary in the rising part of the race and finally narrowly dominated him. “The mare has proven that she can go with the best in the Prix de Paris, indicates her driver, Franck Nivard. It went wrong with the relay game. She is ultimately better off coming over others. »
Up to a hundred meters from the post, the victory was still undecided. “I felt that she was not going to stall”, continues Nivard, sure of himself despite the good resistance of Cleangame, which had very quickly erased its initial handicap of 25 m. But Jean-Michel Bazire’s plans were disrupted by Éric Raffin and Fire Crackerwho started the race at the start of the climb.
This success obviously delights Fabrice Souloy, who also places his other boarder, Gu d’Héripré (No. 12) on the podium. “She confirms that she is a good mare. She will have one race before trying her luck in the Prix de l’Atlantique”, confides the trainer, while hoping to be in the front line behind the autostart in Group I disputed at Enghien, on April 23. Calle Crown (#4) and Rebella Matters (No. 8) complete the correct combination.
Kévin Romain indicated the trifecta in the order in six horses.