Arrival of the fifth: 14 – 15 – 2 – 16 – 13
She was the favorite in this mythical event and Mountaineer (#14) did not disappoint. Quite the contrary! The 5-year-old mare, trained by Englishman Sir Mark Prescott and ridden by Luke Morris who was discovering the ParisLongchamp racecourse (16th century), once again showed off her class, signing a sixth victory in a row at Group level. I. “It’s exceptional”, says his jockey into the microphone. Always seen at the forefront, Alpinista was clocked 200m from the finish, resisting the return of Vadeni (#15) and Torquator Tasso (n° 2), winner of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last year.
Al Hakeem (No. 16) allows the French coach, Jean-Claude Rouget, to place two of his starters in the quartet. At the back of the peloton at the start of the straight line, Grand Glory (n° 13), owned by Xavier Marie, performed well by finishing fifth at big odds.