Arrival of the fifth:
5 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 1
Thirty years ago, on January 16, 1992, Wilehlm Paal won the greatest success of his career in France on the occasion of the Prix de la Côte d'Azur (Gr. I).
And it is precisely on the same track of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes) that the 62-year-old German pilot led
Speedy Face
(n° 5) to success in the event disputed on the edges of the Riviera.
Now based in Sweden, it is much less present on French programs.
Moreover, his last victory in France dated back to August 2006 and was already part of the Cagnes ring.
Speedy Face (W. Paal / CE Hollmann) took advantage of a great run to win the Prix Jean Boillereau, the #Quinté+ of the day!
The driver of German origin has not won in 🇫🇷 since 2006.
🏁 Arrival at @hippocotdazur: 5 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 1 pic.twitter.com/Zv6MsFB8aC
— Equidia (@equidia) February 18, 2022
To achieve this success, his partner was able to benefit from a tailor-made course.
Off to a good start , he then never left the wake of
Deko de Tilou
(No. 9).
Shifted shortly before the mid-stretch, he left no chance for the horse of the Martens family.
The latter even conceded the first accessit near the post.
Indeed, despite a fault in the first few meters, the favorite
Eagle Eyes
(No. 4) finished well but the winner already had the difference.
Clearly behind the first three,
Eden Basque
is to be credited with an excellent end to the race to deprive
Esteban Jie
of fifth place in this race which paid tribute to Jean Boillereau, who died on August 8, 2019.