Arrival of the fifth: 4 – 16 – 1 – 12 – 7
First attempt, masterstroke for If You Can (No. 5), which was playing its first event. At the end of an ideal race, the resident of Pierre-Yves Verva flew to success, leaving no chance to his opponents on the 2,150 m of the Soisy plateau track. “We can not dream of a better course”, recognizes the coach who won his fourth quinté. This coronation also highlights the success of the moment of the professional from the north of France, which has 29 winners since June 1. Regarding his representative, the driver says about him: “He had achieved great things last year but had lost shape after the winter. He’s a super nice horse who found a great opportunity to get back to winning ways. I hope this is the start of a long series. »
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▶️ This 5-year-old male signs his first event
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Without having to force his talent, the winner leaves a very clear distance from the favorite of the competition, Chemar (n° 16), who was threatened for obtaining second place by the remarkable sprinter, Condor Bar (n° 1 ). Indian de Fontaine (No. 12) finished fourth ahead of the leader, Icelander (No. 7), who gave up in the final phase.
Stéphan Flourent and Dimitri Fortin indicated the fifth in disorder in eight horses.