2nd day of the Lily of the Valley in Beaucaire
TOGO / CADENAS, when two people meet…
Two herds were in the race: the Cuillé manade and the Nicollin manade.
Almost full arenas, an audience awaiting confrontations;
Vincent Marignan, leading on the first day by 15 points, Lucas Lopez 13, François Martin 10, Youssef Zekraoui 8;
Joachim Cadenas returns with 0 points, not having participated in the first day and without a turner, which shows the public’s expectations.
An expectation, which highlights the quality of Joachim Cadenas in large-scale rasets and it is the apotheosis when on the last bull, Togo de la Manade Cuillé, at the very end, he fills the public with two consecutive rasets which made people stand up and applaud. The class is there… Simply incomparable.
He makes up for his deficit with 19 points today compared to 15 for Youssef Zekraoui and 8 for Vincent Marignan.
The current ranking:
23 points for Marignan and Zekraoui over 2 races
19 points for Cadenas in one race.
1 – BENVENGU from the Nicollin herd
Rather slow in his repartee, he is quickly undressed by Cadenas, Allam, Martin and Naïm. To the strings, he responds but everything seems to be in slow motion and it is Bouharguane who cuts him off first. In the second, Marignan, Cadenas engages him in more deliberate passes. Cadenas does not give up and 4 times leads him with him, behind him, Benvengu then feels “welcome” and lends himself to the game which puts them both in favor with the public. Returns his second string to music, 3 times the disc.
2 – DARGILAN of the Cuillé manade
It was in a rush worthy of the name that Dargilan was quickly stripped of his ribbons by Martin, Cadenas, Marignan. On the strings, moves furiously, everyone behind and him in front. He tries to free himself from the grip of the raseteurs, the first string first claimed by Cadenas then by Marignan returns after claim to Zekraoui. At the second string, action on Cadenas which surprises, Carmen resonates, then Marignan pays the price for his time of anger and escapes his vindictiveness, Dargilan rising up behind him as if in a sign of revenge. And twice. And then, the raset de Cadenas which shows how it is time to make the bull shine while picking up the second string in passing. Returning music and 4 times Carmen.
3 – GALAVARD of the Cuillé manade
Marignan, Zekraoui, Cadenas are responsible for gleaning his ribbons. Holds himself on the strings and waits for the opponent who comes to him. Padlock invites him, he responds twice, until he holds back the hook hanging on the tip of the horn. It holds well, you have to slide it, Cadenas does it with his bare hand, as best he can. Galavard shows his displeasure and lifts the board. Return of the hook to the sender. During all this work, the string unravels well, the men pass, pass again, but the bull resists, he holds on, well; So much so that it has to be dislodged. Cadenas will then come to him, not 20 meters away, not 10 meters away, not 5 meters away but 2 meters away, almost to be in his territory, him on the step, Galavard waiting for him with firm paws, both in the challenge, both in a rivalry, in the raset which carries, which puts on breath, on alert, all senses outside. Short raset, raset which marks both the risk and the beauty of the action is there. Finally Galavard will bring his strings into music 3 times Carmen.
4 – BOUMIAN from the Nicollin manade
Despite his powerful, nervous, dangerous repartees, to the point of rising up behind the raseteur, he had the ribbons picked up by Cadenas and Naïm. At the strings, he gets stuck, he must be dislodged, Cadenas in the work, a big job of getting started, Marignan joins him in taking risks. Men come by but sometimes he abandons the requests. Projections up to the boards, rising, barricade he is, barricade he remains, but quickly exhausts himself and it takes all the tenacity of Cadenas to approach him, to twist his string, well, so that they open but don’t let go, a little more, just a little, Cadenas returns to the loom 3 times, takes away the mass but a little just a little, it’s the moment when the men’s performance is the strongest and it’s is Zekraoui who finalizes it at €600. Pull in her string to music, 4 Carmen on the track.
5 – NÉRON of the Cuillé manade
1, 2, 3… the ribbons are made by Cadenas, Naïm and Bouharguane. At the strings, men are inclined to overload, Nero scatters before trying to be able to settle down, generous, he takes everything. Marignan and Cadenas on the work of the string, Néron walks Naïm back to the boards, the men pass, he resists as best he can, but it is Cadenas who had remained a little away from this rush which arrives suddenly. at once to crochet the string. Silently tuck in the second string once the disc.
6 – BAUDOUIN of the Nicollin manade
As soon as he returns, as soon as he is exposed by Marignan, Martin and Naïm. At the strings, Baudouin recovers, action on Marignan and twice, rejects the man, moves, Naïm and Cadenas in the solicitation, beautiful solicitations which make Carmen resonate. The men pass, whoever goes to the horn but Baudouin on the defensive tries to keep his property, Cadenas leaves, cuts, Bouharguane following him and Marignan the string. In the second, action on Zekraoui who asks for it and Taieb receiving the second string.
Carmen returns to music 7 times. Very beautiful, full, dangerous repartees.
7 – TOGO from the Cuillé manade (Excluding points)
Responds to all requests until having the ribbons removed by Allam, Martin, Naïm and Zekraoui. On the strings, moves and carries himself differently in the game. Accepts a turn, accompanies him to the boards, a good little soldier for a hodgepodge on the track which weans him of the desire. Padlock then engages, positions himself, they look at each other, and it is there in the apotheosis of the moment when time stands still, when time becomes silent that both meet and escape to the barrier under the loud applause from the audience. Just a sound, a single one, prolonged and united, a bravo that never ends, (a long moment, which engages them like an endless sequence, and for the most part, as soon as it leaves, as soon as it comes in, Cadenas calls it back as if to concretize this moment in case we need to see the action again, and she starts the action again, beautiful long, in power where both become one, the audience stands up, applauds, a strong moment, a real moment of pleasure which ends this second day of the Muguet d’Or (The strings no longer count just the moment!).
Zekkraoui and Martin for the two strings.
Return to applause and music 3 times the disc.
Beaucaire
Sunday May 5, 2024
