Arrival of the fifth : 10 – 8 – 7 – 2 – 3
Just before taking the direction of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes), where he will have three starters, Romain Derieux led the spearhead of his team to success, Go On Boy (n°10) in the key event of the day on the Parisian cinders. “It’s nice to go back to the post in the lead with him,” said the man who won his fifteenth fifth as a coach and his 22nd as a driver. This classy horse had not crossed the post in the lead since July 31, 2021. An eternity for a trotter of this quality. “He had the right course, analyzes the Ile-de-France professional. But he did the minimum to win. From now on, he should be seen again in Cagnes-sur-Mer in the Critérium de Vitesse (March 12). »
Another competitor to make the distance, Goeland d’Haufor (n°8) takes second place after bringing the winner back on a plateau. Afterwards, Walnut Hope (n°7) is on the third step of the podium thanks to a very good end of the race. He steals the bronze medal little by little braggart (#2) and Great of Madrik (#3). As for the favourite, Galago du Cadran (n°1), it fails at the gates of the fifth.
Halim Bouakkaz and Kévin Romain indicated the fifth in disorder in eight horses.