Arrival of the quinté: 8 – 15 – 14 – 5 – 16. Non-runner: 3.
With six competitors at the first level and ten with a twenty-five meter handicap, the Prix du Limousin was akin to a sort of chase race on the Paris-Vincennes racecourse. Finally, the richest horses took the lion’s share even if Alexandre Abrivard, on the sulky ofI Still Loving (n° 6), tried his best by setting a sustained pace from the first hectometers of the race. While the 7-year-old male was unable to respond to the attacks in the final turn, Ialto d’Hertals (n° 12) seemed set for glory shortly before entering the straight. Unfortunately for his takers, the protégé of the Duvaldestin family broke up about a hundred meters from the post. The only horse to have been able to hang on to his coattails, Iacynthe Didjeap (n° 8) did not hesitate to take advantage of the windfall, to the great joy of its owner, David Haddad, delighted on the Equidia microphone: “It’s phantasmagorical (sic)! We ended the year with a victory, and we start this one with another success. This horse is a real bike. We can change drivers, and he still does all his races. It’s great! » The driver of the day, Éric Raffin, returned to the final phase with the honesty that characterizes him: “Théo Duvaldestin’s mistake made our task easier, because I didn’t catch him. I had already started to settle for second place but his horse lost his pace. »
In withdrawal, Grez (n° 14), the best start from the second level, could not resist the good end of the race of Kid from Mahey (n° 15) for obtaining the first accessit whileIndomitable (n° 5) took fourth place at the expense of his training companion, namely Franklin Park (n° 16), still as brave as ever at the age of 10.
