Shall we do it again? A week after their breathtaking coronation in the Prix Renaud du Vivier with Kinglandthe trainer François Nicolle, the breeder (and owner) Thierry Cyprès, and one of the co-owners, Renaud Lavillenie, can win with Jolidee Saturday at Auteuil the Prix Sytaj, the only group III of this day. “We hope to do something good there. She had tendonitis problems last year. She’s doing better and we’re aiming for this race.”, confided the Olympic pole vault champion ten days ago. Trained before her health problems by Isabelle Gallorini, the daughter of Karaktaraged 5, for her return to school, finished second in With Kiro and second then to the champion Figuero (the brother of… Kingland) in the Prix Ferdinand Riant (Cl. 2) at the beginning of November. Associated with Johnny Charron, who took his joker to be part of the party during this meeting, she seems able to win in this race the very important black-type for a future career as a broodmare. The game is far from being won in advance, especially since this year the Prix Sytaj, steeplechase over 4,400 meters, was full (14 runners). Even if in the past the elders more regularly dominated their younger ones in this event, this season, the 4 year olds offer serious opposition. Kiss Langyimpeccable, They usethird in the Ferdinand Dufaure Prize in the spring, or even Knoxvilleregular, are candidates for success. Unless it’s the other Nicolle, Rosefilly Has (the daughter of Formosa Joana Has), who plays a funny trick on his training companion.
