Kelly de Banville wins Gr.III Prix d’Enghien

The Vincennes Sunday program began early with the Gr. III Prix d’Enghien (monte purse 90,000€, 2700 meters, 13 starters four-year olds) that saw the 19/1 outsider Kelly de Banville (4f Eridan-Bartaveille du Rib) score in 1.13.9kr for jockey Paul Philippe Ploquin.

The Stephane Bourlier trainee is owned by Yoland Fournier and she recorded her fourth victory in 12 career starts for earnings 105,030€. Kelly defeated the 1.3/1 odds favorite Kondor (4m Fabulous Wood-Shucca) with Alexandre Abrivard in the irons for Franck Leblanc and owner Thierry Bourgault. Jean Pierre Dubois bred this one. Kyrielle des Vaux (4f Rolling d’Heripre) was third at 4/1 with Guillaume Lenain aboard for trainer Charley Mottier. 12/1 Kingdom Kat (4m Captaiin Sparrow) and 20/1 Kaya Dream (4f Unbridled Charm) completed the top five to the line.

On the same program the 3/1 odds Face Time (9g Coktail Jet-Netchka d’Orgeres) won the Prix de Lille (purse 90,000€, European 6–11-year-olds, 2100 meters autostart) clocked in a sharp 1.11.1kr over the sprinter distance. He won for the 21^st time in 59 starts for earnings of 499,110€. Matthieu Abrivard drove and trains the Louis Baudron bred Face Time for JPB Horses. The 49/1 outsider Iceland Falls (8f Iceland-Uppsala Kronos) was second for Gabriele Gelormini and trainer Fredrik Wallin. Third home was 5.3/1 Bilo Jepson (7g Timoko) with David Thomain up for trainer Vitale Ciotola, Always EK (8m Filipp Roc) and Sayonarra (7f Donato Hanover) completed the top five, these off at 12/1 and 6,6/1 odds respectively.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink