With a rating of 5.1, Miquel Jaume Barcelo Bisquerra and Indy Piquenard were not the favorites for the L’Est Républicain prize which was disputed this Sunday afternoon during the eighth meeting of the Vittelloise season reserved for trotting hitched. In this race open to 5-year-olds who have not won €30,000, this status went to Matthieu Verva and Idole du Moncel at 3.3. Except that this pair was disqualified in the first round.
After a good start from Iron Jiel driven by Jérémy Deville, Barcelo Bisquerra quickly took control. Either the opposite of a surprise, since the Spaniard could already claim seven victories this year. Not even to mention his status as an apprentice, which gave him a 25-meter lead over professionals, who never managed to catch up with him.
As for his horse, he had everything to please. Admittedly, the last victory for this chestnut gelding dates back to 2021. But he has had a string of places of honor since mid-June and the moment he arrived in the hands of a new trainer, Loïc Charbonnel. To which it must be added that he was unshod from behind.
It’s hardly surprising that this team finished the first rotation in the lead and even kept the controls until the finish line.
At the end of the race, the winner was presented with a Baccarat crystal trophy from the hands of Yannick Antoine, head of the Vittel de Vosges Matin agency.
