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Horse racing: Docteur de Ballon achieves a historic double

2020-11-29T18:11:41.273Z


By winning the Prix La Haye Jousselin (Gr. I), 42 days after his victory in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Gr. I), Doctor of Ball


Empty stands and a heavy silence.

This beautiful Sunday meeting took place in a unique atmosphere on the Auteuil racecourse.

Without any noise, apart from the galloping strides on the track, it was hard to believe that two Groups I were playing.

In total privacy, the champions of the obstacle still provided the show.

A little less than two hours after the feat of

Galop Marin

, who won for the third time in a row the Grand Prix d'Automne (Gr. I), the first three of the last Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris delivered a magnificent fight in the final phase.

OBSTACLE.

DOCTEUR DE BALLON achieves the double Grand Steeple Chase de Paris - Prix la Haye Jousselyn, with an incredible end of the race @ Hippo_Auteuil @PMU_Hippique


đŸ„‡DOCTEUR DE BALLON @BertandLestrade


đŸ„ˆFEU FOLLET @baptiste_clerc


đŸ„‰FIGUERO @Ecurie3Nicolle.comyBywjwitterjoZ

- Le Parisien Turf (@leparisien_turf) November 29, 2020

“To fill ten lengths on Feu Follet, you have to be a cracker.

"

There is no doubt that the spectators would have given their voice to encourage

Docteur de Ballon

,

Feu Follet

and

Figuero.

But this absence of the public did not prevent

Docteur de Ballon

from placing his terrible burst of speed to get ahead of

Feu Folle

t and

Figuero

in that order, and thus achieve the double Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris - Prix La Haye Jousselin, five years old after

Milord Thomas

.

"He was even more impressive than in the Grand Steeple", slips Bertrand Lestrade, his jockey to the trainer, Louisa Carberry.

However, it was not all fun for the jockey.

“He was very playful on the obstacles because of the high pace.

But what an acceleration in the end!

To fill ten lengths on a horse like

Feu Follet

, you have to be a cracker.

“Thanks to this double,

Docteur de Ballon

entered Auteuil history.

Source: leparis

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