Arrival of the fifth
: 2 - 8 - 9 - 5 - 11
Fourth in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Group I) in 2020,
Célestin
(n°2) then had a bad patch.
But good horses often manage to get people talking about them again.
And this competitor trained by the German trainer Hans-Albert Blume, who shines for the fourth time in this category, resurfaces on the day of the national holiday at odds of outsider (22/1).
Winner in 2020 of this quinté of July 14, the tricolor jockey, Mickaël Barzalona, doubles the bet in this competition.
“He was a little more nervous today, confides the winner, who has 67 successes in fifths.
It allowed me to get off to a good start and have a good run in a smooth race.
It is a horse which had revealed quality in its youth and which finds its talent.
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🏆𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 (𝟐) ( @mickaelbarzalon / H. Blume) wins the #Quinté+ of the day at Parislongchamp (Longines Handicap De La Fête Nationale R1C7)
🏁 Arrival: 2-8-9-5-11 pic.twitter.com/kukrfMjMt1
— Equidia (@equidia) July 14, 2022
Race favourite,
Harper
(#8), just misses the win by a nose, offering a fine line to the winner.
The host,
Nordeste
(n°9) had long deluded himself for success but had to admit defeat near the post, settling for third place.
Unhappy in the final phase,
Vents Contraires
(n°5) left with big regrets and failed at the foot of the podium.
San Cristobal
(n°11) completes the good combination of the fifth and precedes
French Conte
(n°6) and
Torpen
(n°13).
