Arrival of the quinté : 16 – 15 – 12 – 8 – 4
He was the competitor to hold the best titles at the start of the twelfth stage of the Grand National du Trot in Nantes, but there were some uncertainties concerning him. But Ideal Ligneries (No. 16) lifted them all. Absent from the competition since March, the son of Repeat Love had recently joined Jean-Philippe Monclin’s boxes but has lost none of his splendor. “The horse worked well,” said his mentor after the event. And this was confirmed on the track since its new resident, who defends the mantle of the famous football player’s agent, Roger Wittmann, proved uncompromising after an excellent start. “On paper, he competed in much tougher races, relaunches the one who signs a second success in the quintés as a trainer. He hadn’t been unshod often and I didn’t hesitate to do so because Nantes is a good track. It had to be tried. » A classy horse, the winner could be seen again on the Parisian track in the qualifying competitions for the Prix d’Amérique.
His dolphin, Hidalgo des Noés (n° 15) gave him a good response throughout the final phase but had to be content with the first runner-up. The latter is ahead of the yellow jersey of the GNT, Igrec de Celland (No. 12), who completely redeems himself after several failures. The facilitator, Harry de Sassy (No. 4) ranks fourth and resists Gino Viva (n° 8).
Yann Daigneau indicated the quinté in the disorder in eight horses.
