Arrival of the quinté
: 8 - 3 - 11 - 12 - 15
Contested in heavy terrain at the Compiègne racecourse (Oise), the first quinté of the week was devoted to the obstacle.
Sixteen competitors, aged 5 to 8, competed on the steeplechase for a 3,800 m journey.
Fourth last month on the Putois track, after finishing second in February at the Bordeaux racecourse,
Follow Me Soldier
(n ° 8) found a fair reward by winning his first quinté, for his second participation.
After waiting, near the leading horses, Gianni Siaffa's partner went on the offensive between the last two obstacles then took the advantage as soon as the last difficulty was overcome before resisting the good end of the race of the favorite,
Glorice
(# 3), who fails a half length for success.
In good place from the start,
Yellow Field
(n ° 11) managed to steal third place, on the flat, from
Black Boa
(n ° 12), constant extra.
The quinté is completed by
Road Mix Tavel
(n ° 15) which is clearly ahead of
Gudari
(n ° 9),
Fusion de Baune
(n ° 10) and
Garibal
(n ° 13).
Note that
Drop Flight
(n ° 16) fell at the second obstacle, imitated by
Ding Ding Dong
(n ° 5) and
My Way
(n ° 1), in the middle of the course and by
Guéna des Mottes
(n ° 14), at the penultimate obstacle.
As for
Enola Gay
(n ° 2),
Peggy
(n ° 6), one of the animators
,
S
aignon
(n ° 7) and
Dollar des Mottes
(n ° 14), they were stopped during the course.