Arrival of the fifth:
9 - 8 - 12 - 7 - 2
As often at a gallop, with the handicap formula, the event on Friday evening, disputed on the Deauville racecourse (Calvados) was announced to be open.
And the finish confirmed this state of affairs at the end of the imposed 1,500m.
Quickly well positioned in mid-pack,
Cirano
(n°9) joined the frontrunners shortly after the mid-straight and proved to be the strongest to finish.
"We had a good run, and the horse breathed well and reacted as I had hoped in the final phase", confided the white-gloved jockey to the microphone of Equidia a few moments after his victory, for his first of the year.
🏆 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 (𝟵) (G. Mossé / M. Guarnieri) accelerates to finish and wins the Prix de Bellême, #Quinté + of the day at Deauville.
🏁 9 - 8 - 12 - 7 - 2 pic.twitter.com/vwfFuqpraU
— Equidia (@equidia) January 27, 2023
Despite a good defense,
Hootton
(n° 8), associated with Cristian Demuro, had to settle for a second place obtained at the expense of
Doctor Ron
(n° 12), ridden by a fit jockey, namely Eddy Hardouin.
The good combination of the quartet is completed by
El Ojancano
who is ahead of
Shinning Ocean
(n° 2) who has seen
Puerto Madero
(n° 10), once again beaten but which will have to be followed in this type of competition in the days to come.