First in 2022, fifth in 2023… Blue Granvillaise will therefore compete on Saturday for the third time in his deserving career in the Prix Jules Lemonnier, the penultimate preparatory event for the Prix de Cornulier before the Prix du Calvados scheduled for January 5. “We will decide after the race if she then competes in this event or if she goes directly to the Prix de Cornulier as she did during the last two winter meetings” Pierre Levesque told us on Wednesday afternoon just after working on his champion. “The mare is much better than at the same time last year. She worked well and always ran well on the 2,175 meter courses. She has a good chance, I think. One of his blinders came down shortly after the start recently in the Prix Paul Buquet. She then started shooting for a thousand meters and was forced to go around the others afterward. In short, we got it all wrong…”
“Granvillaise Bleue is always competitive”
Hampered by major recurring respiratory problems, the representative of Michel Gallier will be associated for the second time with his new jockey Benjamin Rochard. “Making contact did not go as we would have liked recently even though she finished her journey quite well. The first three (Editor’s note: Ideale du Chêne, Edition Géma et In Love du Choquel) were able to progress on the rope side in fact while Blue Granvillaiseshe had to progress outside in the last turn. The mare has given a lot since her debut and we know that we will never be able to completely resolve her lung problems but despite everything, she is still competitive and has a good chance on Saturday. If all goes well, after the Prix de Cornulier, she will compete in the two Group Is that will be offered to her before ending her career.”
Even though he has considerably reduced his squad for several seasons, the Manche coach has seen several of his representatives perform very well since the start of winter. We think of Filwell of course, who won the Prix de l’Ile d’Oléron then the Prix Auguste François, but also Jason who has just made a good comeback in the Oscar Collard Prize (6e). “Filwell is now better than Blue Granvillaise” estimates Pierre Levesque. “As for Jasonwho was put in at the start of the Prix de Normandie, he completed an encouraging race last week while being shod. He doesn’t have a very good program this winter because he will have to face the “K” but that does not call into question his value, of course.”
Filwell is now entered on January 26, the day of the Prix d’Amérique, in the Prix Jacques Andrieu, while Jasonhe has several commitments at his disposal at the start of 2025. In the meantime, Pierre Levesque’s training will therefore take place in Vincennes on Saturday with Blue Granvillaisebut also Sunday with Islamorada who has been putting together good performances in ridden trotting for a year.
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