600,000€ Criteriums featured on Vincennes card

While the Criteriums was on stage this day (Aug. 20) the card began with the Gr. III monte Prix Legoux-Longpre (purse 80,000€, 2185 meters, six starters) went to 3/1 odds Happy And Lucky (5f Ready Cash-Tosalima) timed in 1.11.9kr and off at 3/1 with Adrian Lamy aboard.

This Franck Leblanc trainee won for the seventh time and now has 393,540€ earned. The 12/1 Hera de Banville (5f Goetmals Wood) was second for Camille Levesque and owner/trainer Thomas Levesque. Hytte du Terroir (5f Boccador de Simm) took third for jockey Florian Desmigneux.

The Criterium 3Ans 1 (Gr. II, purse 120,000€, 14 starters) saw 4.1/1 Jamaica Turbo (3f Charly du Noyer-Bella Turbo) score in 1.12.8kr for Franck Nivard, Ecurie Le Tremont and trainer Fabrice Souloy.

This was her fourth career win now for 146,200€ earned. Janko Somolli (3f Tropic Jet) was second at 1.9/1 for Matthieu Abrivard and 4.4/1 Jazzy Perrine (3f Django Riff) was third with Eric Raffin at the lines.

The Criterium 3Ans Q2 (Gr. II, purse 120,000€, 2175 meters, the Prix Reine du Corta went to 4/10 odds favorite Just A Gigolo (3m Boccador de Simm-Blue Valentine) timed in 1.12.3kr with Franck Nivard up for breeder/owner/trainer Philippe Allaire.

Just A Gigolo now has 11 career wins and 504,450€ earned. The 9/1 Joyner Sport (3m Dollar Macker) was next for David Thomain and owner/trainer Allaire. 67/1 Jaguar Griff (3m Love You) took third for Romain Hue, Ecurie Griff and trainer Sebastian Guarato.

The classy Hohneck (5m Royal Dream-Caranca) took the Criterium 5Ans Q1 (Prix Louis Jariel, Gr. II, purse 120,000€, 12 starters) at 4/10 odds and clocked in 1.10.9kr. The front stepper was reined by Francois Lagadeuc for owner/trainer Philippe Allaire.

This J.P, Guay bred stallion has 18 career wins now for 1,106,790€ earned. The 9/1 Happy Valley (5f Royal Dream-Mysterious Valley) closed well for second with Jean Philippe Dubois up for Ecurie Victoria Dreams and trainer Philippe Moulin. 39/1 Heraut d’Armes (5m Ready Cash) was next for Jean Michel Bazire.

The classy filly Inoubiable (4f Prodigious-Dream Life) took the Criteruim 4Ans Q1 Prix legeurney (Gr. II, purse 120,000€, 2175 meters) at 5.3/1 and timed in 1.11.7kr. Eric Raffin catch drive the fast closer for trainer Philippe Moulin and Jean Philippe Dubois’ Ecurie Victoria Dreams.

This was the winners’ seventh career win for 346,110€ earned. Idylle Speed (4f Carat Williams) was second for Franck Nivard at 1.8/1 and Icore de Castelle (4f Rocklyn) was third for Alexandre Abrivard.

In the Criterium 4Ans Q2 (Prix Phaeton, Gr. II, purse 120,000€) the 1.8/1 Idao de Tillard (4m Severino-America de Tillard) scored in 1.10.3kr for Clement Duvaldestin and trainer Thierry Duvaldestin, This Cyril Sevestre owned colt recorded his 14th win now for 571,130€ earned.

Instrumentaliste (4m Ready Cash) was second at 6.3/1 for Gabriele Gelormini ahead of 14/1 Italiano Vero (4m Ready Cash) for David Thomain and owner/trainer Philippe Allaire. The even money favorite and Allaire stablemate Izoard Vedaquais (4m Bird Parker) was fourth for Eric Raffin.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink