“I was on the sidelines for the first two weeks of the meeting, so to have so many victories at this stage is very satisfyingtold us the one who already has eleven successes during the 2024-2025 meeting, while he missed the first five meetings in Pau. The horses I am associated with are in good shape, and so are the trainers who trust me. I’m taking advantage of it, hoping to be able to continue this momentum until the end.” Felix de Giles will try this Sunday to continue this great dynamic, in a meeting that is very interesting on a sporting level.
In Love in an enhanced edition
If he has already won the Grand Cross (Listed) in 2022 with Saint Godfreythe English jockey has not yet added the Grand Prix de Pau (Gr. III) to his list of achievements. This year, he will be associated with the title holder, In Lovewhose regular driver since last year, Nicolas Gauffenic, is on the sidelines: “I know well In Love. Like last year when I was associated with him, during his premiere in Pau, he tends to start his meetings a little sluggishly. In the Prix Bernard de Dufau, I found it a bit like that. I hope he did well in his race. I think the state of the land will serve his interests. The track should dry out, as we don’t have any rain forecast until tomorrow. The lot is however very strong, but I hope to see it sufficiently impactful.”
Ital Conti, for a first
Ital Contihe will be the partner of Felix de Giles in the Grande Course de Haies (Listed). This resident of the very fit Jérôme Delaunay remains in a very good third place in the preparatory race, where he finished a head behind second, Earl of Shannon. However, the winner, Kentucky Woodwill be at the start of the Grand Prix. Enough to aim for a very good result: “I’ve never ridden it before. He seems to have run very well last time. The field for the Grande Course de Haies seems a little below the usual standards, and the entry therefore seems interesting. In addition, there are few starters.”
-Note that Felix de Giles will also be associated with Kerza’s Rona during the day about which his trainer Gabriel Leenders spoke to us in these terms in our previous edition: “Felix (from Giles) came to work on Wednesday morning. She shows a lot of quality at work but so far has disappointed us greatly in the afternoon. She had Lyme disease and that may explain it. We are waiting for her to set the record straight.”
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