Arrival of the fifth: 4 – 2 – 6 – 11 – 1
Say 33! Since the beginning of the year, Maxime Guyon has been piling up successes at breakneck speed. After his fourth hat-trick on Monday at Chantilly (Oise), the Cravache d’or e title won his 33rd victory in 2023, the 133rd quinté of his career on Tuesday at the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse (Alpes-Maritimes), in the saddle on Always Welcome (n° 4).
Trained by Louis Baudron, the favourite, who had always appeared at the finish during his five previous outings, was placed in the heart of the peloton then was staggered, in the middle of the track, by the crack jockey in the straight line, making people talk its top speed. He won, without trembling, for the second time at this level.
Picnic Royal (n° 2), who had gotten closer to the lead halfway through, grabbed the first runners-up in front of Heliopolis (No. 6) about which his jockey, Marvin Grandin, had not hidden a certain confidence in our columns in our edition of this Tuesday.
Constantly seen at the forefront, Naishaan (No. 11), with Benjamin Marie, back in competition, completes the right combination, like the underdog, Byford (n° 1), which had only appeared once on the grass so far and whose end of race did not go unnoticed. While Very well (No. 9), the main animator of the event, ends at the gates of the fifth.
Our synthesis indicated the trifecta in order and the quartet in disorder in six horses.