Contested each year on the first day of the winter meeting, the Prix des Cévennes did not bring together enough runners to support the quinté but the field still remained very attractive. In a day without, recently in Meslay-du-Maine, Gaspar d’Angis has, this time, shown his true face to the great joy of his trainer Jean-Michel Baudouin: “It brings tears to our eyes every time. He had an exceptional 2023 season with nine victories and he is still there. He sometimes makes us understand that we must not overdo it, as in the last place where he presented himself too closely. Already this summer, at Enghien, he got stuck in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère after having, shortly before, won the Prix de la Manche. It takes him at least four weeks between each race. Today, Eric (Raffin) was able to put him in the lead without making too much effort. In the final turn, where Ganay de Banville is not very comfortable, he accelerated very well to go to the post. He will have time to recover well since his next objective is not before December 21 in Cagnes-sur-Mer. He will certainly run between two to keep himself in condition”.
And Gaspar d’Angis clearly established itself, the end of the raceOracle Tile did not go unnoticed. “His trainer asked me to leave nicely and hide the effort from himregrets its pilot Benjamin Rochard. When I finally got to throw it after the halfway point, it jumped. If he started a little more confidently, he wouldn’t have gone far.” The favors Ganay de Banville was able to be brought back to the top of the climb and courageously pushed back the good end of the raceInmarosaleft on a few galloping strides, to maintain third place. As for Hokkaido Jielfifth, he was one race short according to his driver David Thomain.
