Arrival of the quinté
: 9 - 10 - 15 - 6 - 1
Jean-Paul Fichaux's coat is well known at the trot with the label "Somolli" but this time his colors stood out at the gallop, on the occasion of the first meeting of the year at the Saint-Cloud racecourse ( Hauts-de-Seine).
Its representative,
Trabuco
(No. 9) flew through the quinté support event, in difficult terrain that it particularly appreciates.
“It’s completely his sport,” admits Hugo Lebouc, his jockey, who won his third event.
He had already managed to establish himself here.
On rhythmic races like that, he is at ease.
» Despite a number 16 on the rope, the student of Grégoire and Étienne Leenders showed himself to be the strongest, achieving the feat of doubling the stakes in this category.
“I wasn't lucky enough to be able to pull over,” analyzes the winning driver.
It didn't matter because my horse was breathing well.
I knew that if I left him alone, he would go through with it.
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🏅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗼 (H. Lebouc / E&G. Leenders) wins the Prix de la Gascogne, Quinté+ of the day in Saint-Cloud
👉 He wins his 2nd event in a row
🏁 9 - 10 - 15 - 6 - 1 pic.twitter.com /iR0iZobRrL
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The gap at the finish reflects the clear superiority of the winner which leaves Morsan
(n° 10) three lengths behind,
also adept on heavy ground.
Ridwaan
(n° 15) snatches third place in the final strides from
Moutarde
(n° 6).
Behind,
Moonwalk Step
(No. 1) completes the good combination of the quinté.
Disappointment with the favorite,
Lou Man
(No. 11), who never gave his takers any hope.