Arrival of the fifth:
1 - 2 - 9 - 16 - 14
Standing in his stirrups, Damien Mescam let his joy burst as he passed the finishing post.
Vae Patron
(No. 1) offered him the ninth quintet of his career at the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse (Alpes-Maritimes), this Monday.
Main leader of the event, the 4-year-old gelding repelled all the attacks in the final phase to win at this level for the first time and claim the fourth victory of his career.
His trainer, Yannick Fouin, had also nurtured ambition in our Sunday edition: “He has been preserved and prepared for this quinté.
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🏆 𝗩𝗮𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 (D. Mescam / Y. Fouin) won the first Quinté+ of its career in the Prix Philippe Lorain at Cagnes-sur-Mer.
A winning comeback for this 4⃣ year old that we hadn't seen since October 25 in Auteuil.
🏁 Arrival: 1 - 2 - 9 - 16 - 14 pic.twitter.com/htBtYo5Qcg
— Equidia (@equidia) December 19, 2022
Constantly at the forefront,
Numerus Borget
(No. 2) seized the first runner-up, confirming his form with a sixth place in the first four in as many outings.
Then comes
King Of Dark
(No. 9), which remained on two hits.
Ispano Star
(No. 16) and
Loquas
(No. 14), a heavy underdog (53/1), complete the good combination.
While the favourite,
Gali Love
(No. 4), finished sixth, and
Rock And Roll
(No. 11), another horse played by the punters,
Conspiracy Theory
(No. 6), and
Idylle Black
(No. 8) have fall.
