Echo de Chamlecy takes 64,000€ Gr. III test at Angers

Tony Le Beller teamed 8/1 odds Echo de Chanlecy (9g Quinoa du Gers-Nina d’Erzy) to a rallying victory in today’s (April 5)  Gr. III Grand Prix Angers Loire Metropole (purse 64,000€, 3100 meters distance handicap for International 6–10-year-olds) timed in 1.13.0kr as he overcame a 25-meter handicap at Angers in France.

E.G. Blot owns and trains the winner that now has 14 career wins for 618,290€ earned.

Halicia Bella (6f Bold Eagle-Talicia Bella) was second as the 2.3/1 favorite with Antoine Wiels driving for owner/trainer J.P. Marmion. Third was the 4.9/1 odds and 50 meter handicapped Happy Valley (6f Royal Dream-Mysterious Valley) reined by Jean Philippe Dubois for his Ecurie

Dreams and trainer Philippe Moulin. Fakir du Lorault was fourth at 22/1 and 13/1 Doux Parfum was fifth. Earl Simon and Granvillaise Bleue were unplaced.

In a separate note it was announced that the 2022 Amerique winner Davidson du Pont (10m Pacha du Pont) has been retired. The 17-time career winner of 2,274,710€ also won the Prix de France, Prix du Selection and Criterium de 5 Ans under the Bazire stable management for owner J.Y, Rayon and Company. His full slate of major victories is shown below.

It was also announced that the superb mare Decoloration (10f Prince d’Espace-Maradadi Buissonay) has been retired and will be bred to Boccador de Simm, a highly productive young stallion. Decoloration earned 705,460€ from 19 victories and a speed badge of 1.10.0kr. Her last major win was in July 2022 with the Prix de la Manche.

On April 8 will be the Gr. II Prix Kerjacques at Paris-Vincennes. The 2700 meter event has Eliloppet 2023 invite Etonnant plus Delia du Pommereux and Gently de Muze among the 16 entrants.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink