Arrival of the quinté
: 10 - 9 - 6 - 16 - 15
Despite the appearance of the sun in the Paris region, the state of the Clodoaldienne track remained quite difficult.
Performing well on heavy ground,
Whukann
(n° 10) confirmed his aptitude, winning after a fierce fight with
Cuncerto
(n° 9).
The student of Fabrice Vermeulen also benefits from his advanced condition after a meeting in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where he remained in an encouraging fifth place at this level of the competition.
The 4-year-old gelding thus opens his record in the quintés and allows his trainer to shine for the 24th time in this category, while his partner of the day, Aurélien Lemaitre now has 49 under his belt.
🏅𝗪𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻 (@lemaitre60LA /F. Vermeulen) wins the Prix de la Gloriette, Quinté+ this Saturday, March 16 in Saint-Cloud.
👉 He signs the second success of his career, his first dates back to April 5, 2023.
🏁 10 - 9 - 6 - 16 - 15 pic.twitter.com/0J5vzxcGY6
— Equidia (@equidia) March 16, 2024
Patiently riding in the second part of the peloton, the winner went on the offensive at the entrance to the long straight and never relaxed his effort to steal the laurels from
Cuncerto
, who bore the brunt of the event before bowing a short head.
Woot City
(No. 6) had a brief illusion of success but ultimately had to settle for the third step of the podium.
Slightly behind this trio,
Snuggles
(No. 16) ranks fourth while
Pentaour
(No. 15) deprives the favorite,
Moonwalk Step
(No. 4), of fifth place by a nose.
Yann Daigneau indicated the trifecta in five horses.