On the sidelines of the champions day in Vincennes, the 7e stage of the Green Trophy is scheduled for this Sunday at the Romagné racecourse. At the top currently, Iguski Sautonne remains on three successes in a row. Despite a change of surface (a victory and three disqualifications on a grass track), the son of Village Mystic seems able to continue its momentum. In his weekly column, Matthieu Abrivard declared: “I’m glad thatIguski Sautonne can participate in this stage of the Green Trophy. This way, he can qualify for the final. Jean-Etienne (Abrivard), who will lead him, has already won several times with him. He will appreciate the long distance. I am relatively confident. On paper, it scares many. On what he has just done, I would not be surprised to see him first favorite”.
Enzo d’Essarts even at 50 meters
In the absence of Harry de Sassy (“He bled after his last job”specified Jules Leroulley), Feline from Calvi (yellow jersey and winner at Ecommoy) and Enzo d’Essarts (winner at Fougères) are the two horses to have won a stage during this tournament. As during his victorious escapade in Brittany, the representative of the Essarts stable will have to cover 50 meters but can once again play a leading role. “Finally (editor’s note, 6e of the New York Prize in Enghien)he was missing a race, specifies his trainer and driver, Rodolphe Lagadeuc. It’s a little close (8 days) but he obviously went up there. We don’t force ourselves to work. We move because it is a long distance (3,600 meters) and it is a good right-hander. It goes almost as fast on grass as it does on sand. We will have to benefit from a good run but he can aim for a place on the podium. Then, he will go to Granville (August 4). We are aiming for the final in Craon (September 2) with him.”
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