After an honorable career across the Channel, Son of Bécon (5) has been impeccable since his arrival in Mickaël Seror’s boxes this summer. Recent second of the champion Rosario Baron in a higher handicap, it will be the preference of our expert Florent Béasse at the start of the Prix Count Schomberg support of Quinté+ this Saturday at Auteuil. His mentor also displayed good confidence in our columns: “Since his arrival at the stable, I can’t fault him for anything. Lately, he has shown us his competitiveness at this level and logically, we expect a good performance.” Author of a good resumption of contact (4th) last month in the Prix du Prince d’Ecouen, Athena is Not What (6) will logically be very prominent according to the ParisTurf tipster who also sees good luck in the other resident of François Nicolle Panarea (12), whose recent end of the race at Compiègne (3rd) was attractive. Winner for his return to the province, Hooker de Brenus (9) will be one to watch closely, the resident of the formidable Alain Couétil being brand new at the age of 7. Just In Time Blue (15), “good finisher in the quinté reference (3e) and who should appreciate the extension of the distance”seems capable of confirming according to Florent Béasse, who is also wary of Honor Royal (7), “author of an encouraging start for his return to Auteuil”. On the outsider side, our expert has set his sights on East Saratoga (11), now sharpened and increasingly better placed in weight, and Concert (14), who showed ability in hurdles.
The numerical prediction from Florent Béasse (ParisTurf): 5 – 6 – 12 – 9 – 15 – 7 – 11 – 14.
100% Quinté: François Moreau in perfect agreement
In the daily show “100% Quinté” it was François Moreau who studied this Count Schomberg Prize. His analysis completely matches that of Florent Béasse and he presents Son of Bécon as “THE” horse to beat before the start.
Son of Bécon (5) : “Useful in England, he has performed very well since his arrival in France. He only found a certain Rosario Baronwinner of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Gr. I), to beat him recently. The handicappers gave him a nice gift by giving him a value of 60.5 and I can’t see him being beaten in this big handicap!”
Panarea (12) : “She represents the choice of Angelo Zuliani, the No. 1 jockey of François Nicolle’s stable. She finished very well last at Compiègne after being slow to find her action. Watch out for her!”
Just In Time Blue (15) : “While he suffered several failures, he has just shown a clear return to form in the Prix Prince d’Ecouen (3rd) where he made up a lot of ground after jumping the last hurdle. He depends on a stable in good shape and I think he can confirm.”
Hooker de Brenus (9) : “He experienced no opposition during his return to Saint-Brieuc. This is a horse who has raced very little at 7 years old and who will continue to improve. He will improve in condition and he is certainly a horse with a bright future at this level.”
Athena is Not What (6) : “Winner of listed, and second at group III level in June, she has titles and is consistent overall. François Nicolle is enjoying great success in major handicaps and has just made a good recovery. She has a lot of strengths in her game before the shot.”
