Arrival of the fifth:
13 - 6 - 11 - 9 - 14
Seeing
Astonishing
(No. 13) retain his title in the Prix des Ducs de Normandie is not a big surprise, even if
Cleangame
(No. 14) was up against him.
On the other hand, the pre-race of the champion of Richard Westerink clearly improved his performance.
After his warm-up heat,
Timoko
's trainer realizes that his horse's shoe is not the one expected.
An extremely rare mistake that drives the Dutch developer to pessimism.
Despite this last minute change,
Astonishing
has proven that nothing can stop him.
Like the strong, the heartthrob of
Face Time Bourbon
, double winner of the Prix d'Amérique (2020, 2021), this winter manages to retain his title and repel the attacks of his opponents with ease, offering himself an eighth victory at Group level.
For his part, the Dutch coach won his fifth success of the season.
💙 AMAZING kept up the pace to win the Prix des Ducs de Normandie #Caen
We are 15 days away from the Elitloppet, it gives chills
▶️ Cleangame is beaten at the end of the last turn
▶️ Gangster du Wallon finishes strong outside > 2nd
Arrival: 13 - 6 - 11 - 9 - 14 pic.twitter.com/Lugszfj0WE
— Equidia (@equidia) May 14, 2022
An excellent finisher,
Gangster du Wallon
(No. 6) snatched second place even though his coach did not yet estimate him 100%.
This attempt is very encouraging for the rest of his career.
Constantly pointed in the leading group,
Fakir du Lorault
(n°11) achieves a very good value by completing the podium.
Elvis du Vallon
(n°9) is also to be credited with a good end to the race to take fourth place.
Race favourite,
Cleangame
(No. 14), tried to put pressure on the winner during the course but gave up in the final phase, finishing in a disappointing fifth place.
As for
Ampia Mede Sm
(n° 7), another favorite of the race, it has never been dangerous and is content with sixth place.
Stephan Flourent, Steavie Doussot, Halim Bouakkaz and our synthesis indicated the fifth in the disorder.