Arrival of the fifth: 8 – 10 – 2 – 7 – 3. Not leaving : 15
After the forfeit of one of the favorites Fakir du ranch (n°15), the cards were redistributed in this event disputed at night on the Riviera ring. A boon enjoyed by the favorite of bettors, Galba Ringeat (n°8), which perfectly took advantage of this fine entry at the limit of the decline. “I had hesitated to present him in the GNT stage in Marseille, admits Romain Derieux, who won the 16th quinté of his career as a coach and the 23rd as a driver. The horse was so good, so I made the decision to leave him in this appointment. “His resident was still forced to work to overcome his opponents. “It’s hard because David Cinier (driver of Gangster Davaness) got me going the whole last mile. We set the pace and that favored the wait-and-sees. Fortunately, mine never stalls. »
The only competitor in the 25m at the finish of this event, Eberton (n°10) even deluded himself for success at the start of the straight when he was offset by his partner, Junior Guelpa. He finally settles for second place and pushes back quite surely Gimy du Pommereux (n°2), another horse for this meeting. Forced to evolve outside the laureate, nose to the wind, Gangster Davaness (n°7) is very courageous and manages to save his fourth place in front of Big Forrest (n°3), author of a good finish.
Halim Bouakkaz indicated the fifth in the disorder in five horses only.