After three second places on the flat, four victories over jumps followed with continued invincibility!
The day after the victory of the French football team against Denmark, the aptly named
Il Est Français
took over the Prix Renaud du Vivier, Group I reserved for the elite of 4-year-olds over hurdles.
Failing to say “hello” to his ten opponents, he said “goodbye” to them when James Reveley asked him to speed up at the start of the final stretch.
From one end to the other of the 3,900m long course, the representative of Haras de Saint Voir showed superiority in the final phase, taking his jockey out of his eternal phlegm.
It leaves at eight lengths,
Ine Anjou
, however encouraged by many supporters in the stands who did not hesitate to deploy banners bearing the image of this daughter of
Balko
.
🏅 𝗜𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗮𝗶𝘀 (@JamesReveley / T. R. George) enlève le 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗱𝘂 𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 (Gr.1) et reste invaincu en obstacle
🥈 Iné Anjou
🥉 Spirit of The Moon pic.twitter.com/iNq0m7aQ20
— Equidia (@equidia) November 27, 2022
Accustomed to riding champions, the Englishman James Reveley is full of praise for the resident of his compatriot Tom Georges, with a thought inherent in Pascaline de Lageneste, who died on November 15: "I have a thought for her and am delighted with this victory.
He is a high quality horse that will improve further with age.
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The winner of the last Group I of the year over jumps should be looking for a third Cravache d'or in his discipline and confides: "This victory is a tribute and I will continue to fight until the end of the season. year, for me and those who trust me.
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