PMU – Arrival of the quinté of Tuesday May 9 at Chantilly: Greenwood honors the South West

2023-05-10 02:15:46

Arrival of the fifth: 8 – 12 – 11 – 2 – 16

An unusual quinté with only ten competitors at the start. Six horses were declared non-runners due to the very difficult terrain. A track that did not bother Greenwood, winner from start to finish. In four outings, the resident of Lionel Larrigade did not finish further than second. “My horse immediately wanted to move forward and I didn’t want to upset him”, explained his jockey Alexandre Gavilan, for the third time in honor in this type of event. “The softening of the track helped him a lot. He moved very well and that quickly gave me confidence. »

Well wedged along the rail, the student from the South-West sets off again and shows tenacity to resist to the end Schwendiauthor of a fine finish.

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— Equidia (@equidia) May 9, 2023

Constant appearing behind the animators, Murcian defends itself very well and makes the finish once again. Hoxton made an illusion mid-straight with Simon Planque, before getting stuck in the very last meters of the race. Blindman completed the correct combination at a few lengths.