Scarlet Turgot wins €120,000 Monte

December 3, 2015 – Today’s Gr. II Prix Paul Buquet (monte, purse €120,000, 2850 meters, 16 starters) went to the 1.13.4kr timed winner Scarlet Turgot (9f Dahir de Prelong-Noella de Massy) at 3.3/1 odds for Alexandre Abrivard, trainer Y-A Briand and owner Th. Hoste. Favored 1.4/1 Ustinof du Vivier (7g Look de Star-Melba du Vivier) was a solid second for Mathieu Abrivard and trainer Sebastien Guarato. 61/1 Vagabondu Mag (6g Ozio Royal-Perle du Ravary) ended third for Eric Raffin. Well-regarded Roi du Lupin was a disqualification.

The Quinte+ (jackpot €3.7 million) Prix de Saint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf (purse €85,000, 17 starters in the 2700 meter test) went to 1.14.3kr winner, 1.1/1 odds favorite Aubrion du Gers (5g Memphis du Rib-J’Arrive du Gers) for trainer/driver/owner J-M Bazire. 11/1 odds Boeing du Bocage (4m Scipion du Goutier-Lava du Cap Vert) was second for Eric Raffin and trainer Franck Leblanc ahead of 14.4/1 Biwa Nectar (4m Nectar-Nika) for Franck Nivard, Emmanuel Ruault trainer and owner Ecurie Comte P. de Montesson.Today also at Paris-Vincennes, the €50,000 purse, 2700 meters Prix de la Ville de Royan (16 European starters) went to 2.9/1 Fortuna Sund (6f Angus Hall-Nanny As) for Dominik Locqueneux. Peter G. Norman trains the winner for Peter Eriksson of Sweden that was timed in 1.15.4kr. 11.5/1 Super Ariel (6f Super Arnie-Orika Lep) was second for Gabriel Gelormini and Swedish owner Stall Torpet HB. Third was 26/1 Princess Kronos (6f Donato Hanover-Malibu Princess) for Christophe Martens/Vincent Martens trainer team.

The Prix de Limermont (A), purse €34,000 and contested over 2700 meters (14 contestants) went to 8.2/1 Bingo du Vivier(4m Goetmals Wood-Idea du Vivier) for David Thomain and owner/trainer Jean-Yves Lecuyer. 9.4/1 Banco de Maqker (4g Quick Wood-Falia Fleurie) was second ahead of 67/1 Banco du Marin (4m Islero de Bellouet-Neme Sis Mesloise. The winner was clocked in 1.15.8kr.

25/1 Cirrus du Chene (4m Milord du Chane-Oasis du Chene) teamed by Damien Bonne for Cl. Casseron, trainer, to win the €60,000 purse Prix Jean Maurice Beteau over 14 rivals that contested the 2700 meter distance. 5/1 Clever Lymm (3m Korean-Oquidia) was second for Franck Nivard, trainer Fabrice Souloy and Ecurie le Tremont. 11/1 Coup Droit (3m Prodigious-Saint Leonard) was third for reinsman Robin Bakker, trainer Paul Hagoort and Stable Why Not.

On Thursday the Prix Urgent (€90,000 purse, monte, 2700 meters, 12 starters), a Gr. III event, went to the 1.14.4kr winner, 4.1/1 odds Cassandre d’Em (3f Kesaco Phedo-Paradisia d’Em) teamed by J.L.Cl. Dersoir for trainer J.P Allis. 2.3/1 odds Celui des Romains (3g Orondo-Queen des Romains) was second for trainer/jockey Yoann Lebourgeois ahead of 2.8/1 Clara du Pontseuil (3f Mich Phili-Osaka d’Occagnes) for Anthony Barrier.

Thomas H. Hicks