Arrival of the quinté: 6 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 12
Fifteen thoroughbreds aged 4 and over were at the start of the quinté, contested on a sticky track. At the end of the 3,200m course, Karlstad (n ° 6) showed a clear superiority.
Condemning a regular horse like Pia and Joakim Brandt's resident on a single failure is not recommended, especially when he is at the start of a race in which he had taken second place the previous year and finds a ground at its convenience. Halfway up the peloton, Karlstad shifted at the entrance to the straight line and his superiority quickly became evident. He thus won his second quinté.
Although penalized by 7 pounds following its success in Vichy, Port Deauville (n ° 4) still made a very good value by surely seizing the first runner-up ahead of Mister Nino (n ° 1), a good finisher despite his heavy load of 62 kg.
After having animated the test, the favorite Sarendam (n ° 3) must concede the accessits without demerit. He precedes Mdracafeu (n ° 12), to be credited with a good final effort.
The synthesis and the majority of our prognosticators indicated the quinté in the disorder. Special mention to Stéphan Flourent who gave the right combination in five horses.