After a decision by the France Galop commissioners which (already) caused a lot of reaction last Friday in Deauville, the Normandy racecourse experienced a new setback on Thursday. And for good reason, around 1:55 p.m., the official time of Quinté+, the judge at the start rightly raised his flag to mention a false start. The reason? Not all stalls opened simultaneously. As a result of the races, some horses could not be caught by their jockeys and did a complete lap of the track at a brisk pace, nothing more. At the time, many questions arose but they were immediately brushed aside by the secretary of the France Galop commissioners, Samuel Fargeat. “After analysis of the racing code, it was decided that the race would be postponed until the end of the meeting at 7:10 p.m. This decision is essential because the horses must be able to recover. Then, it’s also a race where the stakes are high” Precisely, from the point of view of the issues, this false start has highlighted other problems. The first concerns the rating of Goluptiouswhich literally melted, going from 10/1 to just under 4/1 in just a few seconds. As during his victory in the quinté+ on November 27, his odds, while he was neglected by all the press, had already dropped from 26/1 to 16/1. His takers did not have the same success Thursday evening because Aurélien Lemaitre’s partner had to be content with fifth place. He left the honors to Cio Pa but especially to his jockey Hugo Boutin, a father for the first time the night before.
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