PMU – Arrival of the quinté of Tuesday April 18 at Auteuil: Saratoga Est, “a real baby” which is progressing

2023-04-19 00:07:21

Arrival of the fifth: 4 – 8 – 1 – 13 – 10

Ears pointing forward in the final stage, East Saratoga (n°4) did not have to force his talent to win his first event. The pupil of Marcel Rolland shows clear progress on his reappearance race. “We were patient with him, reveals his mentor. It’s always complicated to face horses coming back from a meeting when you return to competition. This test was targeted. » An analysis shared by his jockey, Ludovic Philipperon, who signs his nineteenth success at this level: « We were not at the top in his preparation last time. He needed to race to be competitive today. “And to come back to his journey:” The leaders took me far, and I had to grab him because he was not frank in taking the advantage. He hasn’t shown everything yet. It’s a real baby! »

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— Equidia (@equidia) April 18, 2023

In sharp decline, Singapore Trip (n°8) sets the record straight by easily taking second place ahead of Hispanic Star (n°1), author of a fine finish, just like Saint Sire (n°13), which made a promising start in this category. The big outsider, Joe de Teillée (No. 10), completes the good combination of the fifth. As for the favourite, Iltone (n°9), he could not be dangerous after being in the leading group.