Jewel de Banville, Jingle Delo win Gr.3 tests at Vincennes

Today’s Paris-Vincennes program (Saturday, Feb. 4) included two Gr. III events.

The first was the Prix de Duzule (purse 70,000€, monte Gr. III raced over 2700 meters) where 4.7/1 odds Jewel de Banville (4g Magnificent Rodney-Tempete de Blary) scored timed in 1.14.1kr with P. Ph Ploquin in the irons for trainer Alain Chavatte.

This winner is owned by Alain and Arnaud Chavatte and now has five career wins for 123,850€ earned. The 25/1 Dardo Zack (4m Libeccio Grif) was second with jockey David Thomain up for trainer Matthieu Abrivard. Third home was 2.4/1 Jazz In Montreux (4g Akim du Car Vert) ridden by Nathalie Henry for trainer Alain Henri Robin.

To watch the race replay, click here.

The Gr. III Prix d’Avignon (purse 70,000€, 2100 meters autostart, four-year-olds) went to 1.12.6kr timed and 3,2/1 odds Jingle Delo (4m Brillantissime-Celebrity Delo) reined by Anthony Barrier for trainer J.P. Raffegeau for owner Thierry Massicot.

Jingle Delo scored for the fourth time in his career now for 133,340€ earned. Jerusalem (4f Diablo du Noyer-Anine) was second at 18/1 with Matthieu Abrivard up for trainer Julien Le Mer and owner Yvonne Guedy. Joli Cheri (4m Booster Winner-Grethuse) took third at 15/1 odds for Francois Lagadeuc and trainer Guillaume Jouve, The 2.2/1 favorite Just You And Me (4m Eridan) held fourth for Gabriele Gelormini.

To watch the race replay, click here.

Tomorrow at Vincennes is the Gr. I  Prix de L’Ile de France (purse 200,000€, 2175 meters for International monte 4–11-year-olds). The lineup follows along with a photo of a likely favorite, Granvillaise Bleue that will have Camille Levesque as her jockey.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink