Arrival of the quinté
: 5 - 10 - 16 - 14 - 8.
Non runner
: 15
After the forfeit of
Ange de Lune
(n ° 15), fifteen competitors were in contention in the fifth day, the Prix de la Côte d'Azur, a Group II disputed over the long distance of 2,900 m.
From the start,
Altéa de Piencourt
(n ° 9) and
Colonel Bond
(n ° 12) were at fault, leaving the command in front of the stands to
Freyja du Pont
(n ° 6),
Eden Basque
(n ° 1) and
Golden Bridge
(n ° 5) while the big favorite,
Valzer di Poggio
(n ° 10) was in ambush preceding
Comtesse du Clos
(n ° 3),
Fashion Queen
(n ° 8) and
Alcoy
(n ° 14), quickly well placed despite his initial handicap.
The physiognomy of this event suddenly changed at the start of the last bend with the prank of
Freyja du Pont
(n ° 6) and the close friend of Christophe Martens' partner.
On a simple acceleration,
Alcoy
took a few
steps
ahead of
Valzer di Poggio
, who quickly recovered to easily take the best at the mid-straight.
While the favorite seemed to be heading for an easy victory, he was unable to stem the final assault on
Golden Bridge
(No. 5).
After having waited a long time,
Bulle de Laumont
(n ° 16) finished very quickly to take 3rd place.
It precedes,
Eden Basque
(n ° 1), constant appearing, but whose efforts will not be rewarded, being disqualified after investigation.
The quartet is completed by
Alcoy
(n ° 14), dominated at mid-straight line, which precedes
Dona Viva
(n ° 8) and
Fashion Queen
(n ° 7).
Stéphan Flourent, Steavie Doussot, Halim Bouakkaz and our Synhèse indicated the quinté in the disorder.