The improving Cash Bank Bigi (4f The Bank-Steenote Club) took the Prix de Rochechouart at Enghien, France (purse 51,000€, 2150 meters autostart for European 4-5 year olds) clocked in 1.11.6kr with Francois Lagadeuc at the lines.
This Rossario Biselli owned, and Fabrice Souloy trained performer recorded her second career victory in FR now for 111,420€ earned. Off at 7.6/1 odds she rallied powerfully over the 6/10 favorite Isla Jet (4f Bold Eagle-Ulla Jet) with Eric Raffin up for Ecurie Hunter Valley and trainer Tomas Malmqvist.
There were two other nice races on the card. The Prix de L’Opera (purse 65,000€, 2150 meters autostart, European 7-10 year olds) saw Ferrell Seven (7f Redeo Josselyn-Only Seven) score in 1.11.7kr for Nicolas Bazire at the lines for owner/trainer Jean Michel Bazire. This was his 15th career win now for 302,000€ earned.
The Prix de la Place du Marc (purse 75,000€, 2875 meters for 6–10-year-old monte performers) went to 1.14.2kr timed Fakir du L’Ecluse (7g Chef du Chatelet-Rivedu Chatelet) with Alexandre Abrivard up for trainer L. C. Abrivard. This was his 12th career win.
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink