After Tuesday morning’s withdrawal, eighteen 4-year-old males remained entered in the Prix Octave Douesnel (Gr. II) which will be contested on Saturday at Vincennes. Among them are Koctel du Dainnot seen since his seventh place in the UET Grand Prix, Keep Goingthe winner of the Critérium des 4 Ans, or even Ksarthird that day.
Reserved for females, the Prix Ariste Hémard (Gr. II) which will be contested on the same day is also provided by remaining after this package since there are still nineteen in the ranks. Kiara Vandel is part of it with Kana de Beylev as well as Keen Winner who will this time be unshod on all four feet. “This is his objective at the start of winter, explained his coach Thibault Lamare. This time the mare will be unshod on all four feet and she will move bare-legged as in the Critérium. She had mainly done land for her two previous races. It will be even better this time. She worked very well on Tuesday morning and should be more explosive this time.”
Remember that the Critérium Continental, on December 22, will then be offered to these best 4-year-olds.
