So many twists and turns in the Jean-Jacques Dortignac Prize which pitted the 4-year-olds against each other this Friday evening on the Riviera. Highly awaited on the occasion of its reappearance, the esteemed Longwood of Héripré loses all chance at the start of the final turn, while he announced himself to be competitive, while Olmen’s Dreamfinally favorite in the final, settles for third place, after investigation, after having been the winner for a long time. It is finally Laos of Banville who, as the last attacker, comes to bring everyone together in the final battles. The time of 1’14”1 (2700m-auto) is excellent for the son of Prodigious who went flat on his face in the last two hundred meters. “He is a trade unionist, humorously analyzes his trainer/driver Romuald Mourice, he does the minimum. He can be beaten when it works 1’17, against lesser foals, but he finished very quickly today in a race that went all the way despite him making me the mistake in the penultimate turn. He already understands everything! The horses have to come to him and then he gives himself up fully. I thought it must have stuck to Cagnes because he is better left-handed. Afterwards, it is obvious that the removal of iron has changed the situation today.”
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