Arrival of the fifth : 5 – 12 – 15 – 7 – 8
What a visual impression left by Happy Valley (#5)! The representative of the Victoria Dreams stable once again drew a beautiful straight line to win her first Group II, for her first try against the best mares of the generation. This girl from Royal Dream recalls the magnificent ends of the race of his sire, who won the Prix d’Amérique in 2013. If he still has a long way to go, Happy Valley is gradually approaching the elite of the generation and can express some ambitions for the next Critérium des 5 Ans, contested on September 4th. “I’m not going to exchange it for another, joked Jean-Philippe Dubois, his driver, at the microphone of Equidia, evoking the qualities of his mare. She was faster than usual because she was really relaxed on the course. I was waiting for this race to see its level. »
If Gabriele Gelormini believed in victory at the start of the straight with Heliade du Goutier (n°12), he could only see the superiority of his adversary and had to settle for second place. An encouraging performance for Sébastien Guarato’s protege who was making a comeback and repelled the favorite of the race, Hanna des Molles (n°15) throughout the final phase. Like he usually does, Halicia Bella (n°7) gave her all and grabbed a fine fourth place ahead of the valiant Help Me Win (n°8).
Kévin Romain, Stéphan Flourent and Notre Synthèse indicated the fifth in the disorder.