Arrival of the quinté : 12 – 14 – 8 – 13 – 4
His victory is uncontested. Hacker Lover (n° 12) achieved a great performance for his first attempt at the winter meeting on the Parisian track. Quickly installed in command, Mathieu Mottier's partner dominated his opponents with impressive ease. “He was perhaps not in his category,” admits his pilot, who takes a fifteenth quinté as a trainer and a 45th as a driver. I didn't feel like I was going that fast. He earns really well. » With only 30 races under his belt, the 7-year-old gelding ultimately ran little. “He doesn't have many faults apart from his health problems,” laments the man who will win a third Golden Stirrup at the end of the year. He never disappoints us. »
In clear withdrawal from the untouchable winner, Honey King (n° 14) behaves very well after having an excellent start, which is usually his weak point. He snatches second place from Nod (n° 8), which had taken the advantage at the entrance to the straight line. Encountered Dairpet (n° 13) fails at the foot of the podium without merit and is ahead Harmony du Rabutin (n° 4).
All our specialists indicated the quinté out of order in our columns but Kévin Romain proposed it in five horses.
