Just A Midi wins Prix de Louvre

Three groupe level races highlighted today’s Enghien-Soisy program. The first was the Prix de Louvre (Gr. III, purse 80,000€, 2875 meters volte start, four- and five-year-olds) with victory in a close photo to 11/1 odds Just A Midi (5m Captain Crazy-Buse de la Marelle) with Sebastien Baude driving for trainer Fabrice Souloy and owner Frederic Duvivier.

The winner now shows six career victories in 29 starts for 235,240€ earned.  The 1.4/1 favorite Jiosco de Phyts (5m Bolero Love) was next for Eric Raffin teaming for trainer J.M. Baudouin and Ecurie Ostheimer. Kaviarissime (4m Love You) was third at 11/1 with Mathieu Mottier the trainer/driver for Ecurie Ch. Bridault that recently acquired this one for 300,000€ from Philippe Allaire.

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Next the Gr. III Prix de la Marche (purse 90,000€, 2875 meters, 12 European starters) saw 2.4/1 odds Gaspar d’Angis (8g Quaro-Reveuse d’Angis) score timed in 1.13.3kr. Eric Raffin drove the J.M. Baudouin owned and trained performer. He now shows 17 wins from 65 strarts and 669.360€ earned. The 2.1/1 odds favorite Igrec de Celland (6m Django Riff) was second for driver David Thomain with third going to 11/1 Fonzy d’Heripre (9g Un Mec d’Heripre) and driver Alexandre Abrivard.

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Finally the 9/10 odds favorite Frank Gio (3m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio) took the Gr. III Prix de Rome (purse 80,000€, 2150 meters autostart, 13 European starters) in a rated 1.13.8kr with Matthieu Abrivard aboard the Sebastien Guarato trainee. He was up date in a smart drive to win easily. Scuderia Bivans Srl owns this four-time career winner in five starts for 144,340€ earned. Luna Nova Gwen (3d Booster Winner) was a 12/1 second with Yoann Lebourgeois teaming the Philippe Allaire trainee owned by Yann Barberet. Third was 13/1 Ferchan As (3m Maharajah) for Mario Minopoli Jr.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink