Arrival of Quinté+
: 12 – 9 – 5 – 10 – 15
Taken note of several times since the start of the winter meeting, without however managing to impose itself,
Ixelle Bleue
(n°12), found a just reward by making the Prix André Louis Dreux her own, the Quinté+ of this Friday evening in the trotting temple.
Entrusted to Jean-Michel Bazire, as during her two previous outings, the daughter of
Very Nice Marceaux
, waited patiently in the peloton.
Close together in the car of three at the top of the climb, she was launched at the entrance to the straight, and sprinted well, surely winning, to the great satisfaction of “JMB”, who took the opportunity to win the 594th Quinté of her career, and the second in two days, after the triumph of
Gamin Jaba
on Thursday: “The mare had just done well on several occasions.
I had a good run this evening, and she sprinted really well when I took the blinkers off.
I am obviously delighted to win this André Louis Dreux Prize, because it meant a lot during my apprenticeship.
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🏅 𝗜𝘅𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗲 (J.-M. Bazire) wins the Prix André Louis Dreux, #Quinté of the day at @Vincennes_Hippo
✨ Antoine Trihollet achieves a first success at this level of competition
🏁 12 - 9 - 5 - 10 - 15 pic.twitter.com/y6MvBRdK7n
— Equidia (@equidia) February 2, 2024
Always well placed during the course, but with her nose to the wind from the top of the climb,
Ixora
(n°9) shows herself to be very courageous to barely hold on to second place, facing
Inky Perrine
(n°5), the “note” of the race, which found itself far away at the entrance to the straight, finishing very quickly on the outside.
Also noted for a good end to the race,
Isis d'Herfraie
(n°10) managed to take fourth place.
Offered at 34/1 despite the drive of Sulky d'Or Eric Raffin,
Ivana des Racques
(n°15) spices up the reports by grabbing fifth place.