Arrival of the fifth:
8 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 5
"It's over for him.
“Just after the victory of
Black Boa
(n°8), Erwan Grall announced the end of his resident's career.
"I'm really happy for my horse," he says at Equidia's microphone.
An exit through the front door for the dean of this quinté, ten years old, which takes away his first success in this category.
The professional, based in Maisons-Laffitte (Yvelines) had a very good meeting in Pau, with three wins in fifths, out of five contested, and nine successes in total.
“We are lucky to have good horses,” he continues.
We aim for winter in Pau to avoid the big houses in Auteuil.
Inevitably, there is satisfaction.
I have to congratulate the whole team around me.
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🏆 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝗮 (𝟴) (G. Ré / E. Grall) won the Prix Allianz Agence Olivier Ournac - Prix Annie Hutton, #Quinté + of the day at @Hippodrome_Pau.
👉🏼 He achieves a real number by leading this race from start to finish.
Impressive !
🏁 8 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 5 pic.twitter.com/MaiebjLbbL
— Equidia (@equidia) February 1, 2023
Black Boa
overcame the two representatives of the Écurie Couderc,
Gage de Réussite
(n°2), the favorite of the race, and
Genesis As
(n°11), who completed the podium in that order.
François Nicolle's resident,
Marie Coastala
(n°4) made a very good end of the race but too late and had to settle for fourth place.
Sternkranz
(n°5) completes the good combination of the fifth ahead of
Always Love You
(n°14) who was still in fourth position after jumping the last hurdle.