Fourteen elements aged 5 to 10 were at the start of this Prix d’Argentan, event this Friday, August 21 at the Cabourg racecourse. Despite its number 8 behind the wings of the autostart, Diamond Charm won a second Quinté + in as many participations in this category, after that won on July 10 already at the Cabourgeais site. And given the style of his victory, the representative of the Victoria Dreams stable should not stop there …
With its trap number (8) behind the wings of the autostart, the candidacy of Diamond Charm could cause some concern. But, helped by the good start of Deux Etoiles Gédé (1 – G. Gelormini), Diamond Charm (8 – J.-Ph. Dubois) had a very good trip. Indeed, the son of Prodigious waited on a third row tug-of-war before coming up with his nose to the wind in the line opposite and leaving no chance for the host Dame de Bellouet (8 – L. Abrivard), which has not been unworthy, halfway straight, winning in freewheeling. After his success in the second round of the program with Follow Dream, Jean-Philippe Dubois therefore doubles the stake during this night. Close in third layer, then join the leading group opposite, Famous Lady (12 – L. Baudron) could not worry the first two in the final phase, but had a reassuring behavior. After traveling outside, Caliméro du Thiole (13 – J.-Cl. Hallais) came in front of the car two to one lap from the finish, before showing courage to the end, finishing fourth in front Baccarat de Niro (5 – T. Le Floch), which will spice up the reports at the arrival of Quinté with an odds of around 125/1! In contrast, the favorite Exit Money (9 – Y. Lebourgeois) caused great disappointment, being unable to shift up a gear in the final phase after advancing under cover.
Official arrival: 8-7-12-13-5
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