In the middle of autumn, aptitude for heavy terrain is essential for events contested on grass. And this sine qua non condition for shining was not a problem for Short Final (n°2), quite the contrary, who had won his first quinté in the same conditions and on this Clodoaldian track. On the 1,600 m course, the 4-year-old gelding was quickly placed in the rearguard. “I didn't want to go around the peloton, and too bad if we hadn't been locked in,” said his coach, Satoshi Kobayashi. In a race whose pace was fairly regular without being frantic, the future winner took time to find the passage. When this was the case, he made short work of his opponents even if his opponents had a few cold sweats. “With his number 16 in the starting stalls, his partner, Laura Grosso, was instructed not to come outside,” continued the Japanese coach. The passage opened in the final phase, which allowed him to win brilliantly. His year is over, and he will attack the Listed category next year. »
A real metronome, Avenue Montaigne (n°9) must be satisfied with second place. In ten races, Francis-Henri Graffard's protégé now has one victory and nine runners-up! Smallest weight of the test, Contentious Soul (n°16) proves that he is competitive at this value by completing the podium. From a distance, Divine Chrisnat (n°11) finishes well to deprive Tumbler (n°6) from fourth place.
