Arrival of the fifth:
9 - 7 - 3 - 10 - 4
Direction the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse (Alpes-Maritimes) for the first quinté of the flat meeting.
This event pitted thirteen horses against each other, all 4 years old, after the withdrawals of
Mountains Blues
(n° 6),
Mad Whip
(n° 15) and
Hoolong (
n° 16).
On sticky ground (4.2 on the penetrometer) and in a rhythmic race, the favourite,
Masterboy
(n°9), did not miss his debut at this level of competition.
Associated for the first time with Cristian Demuro, he enjoyed a very good run in seventh or eighth position. He came with plenty of resources on the outside and produced excellent acceleration to pass the post in the lead. Bought on August 7 in a race to be claimed by his new entourage, he allows his trainer, Anastasia Wattel, to shine with his first starter on the Riviera. “He imposed himself pleasantly, and his jockey rode him perfectly, she appreciates at the microphone of Equidia. It was his owner who had spotted him to claim, because he had a crush on him. »
#Flat @hippocotdazur
🏆 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲 (@CristianDemuro / @anastasiawattel) surely wins the first #Quinté+ of the Cagnes-sur-Mer flat meeting: the Prix de Cannes.
🏁 Arrival: 9 - 7 - 3 - 10 - 4 pic.twitter.com/EWStidmkSA
— Equidia (@equidia) January 19, 2022
Also acclaimed by punters and at odds of 6/1,
Danilova
(n° 7) behaved remarkably for her first steps in this style of tournament. Under the responsibility of Henri-Alex Pantall who had won the last three editions, she found herself not far from the leading group before being brave to seize the first runner-up. Arriving third and with Christophe Soumillon,
Doctor Carl
(No. 3) proves his competitiveness despite his three and a half kilos overload after his victory on November 25 at Lyon-la-Soie.
Total Knockout
(No. 10) was not expected at such a party, hence its odds of 35/1. After taking the train on his own, he made a good effort and did well to finish, settling for fourth place.
Quartilla
(No. 10) completes the finish despite his number outside (16).
Kevin Romain, Steavie Doussot and Halim Bouakkaz indicated the trifecta in disorder.