If she had not passed the post in the lead since November 24, 2023, Irina d’Atout faced an ideal entry against his elders for his discovery of the Cagnois ring this Thursday in the Prix Kaiser Sozé. Noticed during her most recent outing at Pontchâteau, the resident of William Bigeon did not miss her trip to the Riviera, winning with the help of Benjamin Rochard who discovered her for the occasion. Although facing the wind during the last eight hundred meters, the daughter of Charly du Noyer is very tough to repel Halfan Speed’s attack all along the finish line. “I preferred to go out opposite so as not to find myself locked in, debriefs his driver when he gets off the sulky. I was on a third line on the rope side and it came from outside: it was time to do something! She did the job until the end, showing herself to be courageous.” While he remained on two successes, Halfan Speed was unable to achieve the pass of three, offering a new second place to the Lelièvre family after that ofIllusion Jipad in the Prix de la Côte d’Azur (Gr.III). “He negotiated the final turn badly but was able to get back to the finish line, comments Clarisse Lelièvre. I don’t know if it cost us the race but in any case he lost precious time at that moment. It still provides its value and makes us happy.”
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