All victories are pleasing. There are, however, some that are a cut above the rest and provide thrills. That of Candle Jazz in the Jean Granel Prize, Grand Cross of the Anglo-Arabs is one of them. A few weeks ago, his mentor Pierrick Le Geay told us “he’s a great horse but he’s very complicated in his mouth. We need to find jockeys for him who can leave him almost free and in this kind of scenario, he is really very good.” The choice to entrust him to James Reveley (his only ride of the day) was therefore carefully considered. Who better than this type of English rider to become one with such a subject. In fact, this couple didn’t ask any questions. Leading from the start, the driver made himself discreet, not to say invisible, and the scribble so dear to the heart of Yan de Kersabiec, his breeder (and President of the Langon-Libourne racing society), was magnificent in his jumps. Passing the bench, the big one then the small road passage with rare ease, even insolence. At the last hedge, the son of Balko still has resources and on the flat, puts on a layer and wins in a royal canter. Lara Le Geay, who represents her father, is over the moon. And we can start dreaming. Of course, not the Prix Gaston de Bataille, the next big cross of Pau, but that of Mont-de-Marsan which arrives a little later is not a figment of the imagination. Especially since his mentor who in his time trained champions in this discipline, like Kiki du Crossis quite capable of letting himself be tempted and thus following in the footsteps of Crossfireanother legendary and exceptional Anglo-Arab, who hit the headlines in the 2010s.
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