Cleangame cleans up again

Cleangame (9g Ouragon de Celland-Red Bell), off as the 1/10 favorite, took the Gr. III Grand Prix du Centre-Est Gontron de Nobbet (purse 100,000€, 2850 meters distance handicap) at Lyon A Parilly in France.

Trainer Jean Michel Bazire teamed the now 41-time winner to his fifth consecutive victory on the comeback trail. Cleangame now was life earnings of 1,727,170€as his overcame a 25-meter handicap this day. J.P. Bragato owns this winner that bested 45/1 Cristal du Lupin (9g Ganymede) reined by Y.A. Briand for trainer Patrick Terry. 16/1 Crack Money (9g Singalo) was third for Cedric Terry and trainer Patrick Terry.

Earlier on October 29 at Paris-Vincennes was the Gr. III Prix Pierre Van Troyen (purse 80,000€, 2700 meters, 4-5 year olds) and the 1.13.4kr timed winner was 3.4/1 odds Hussard du Landret (4m Bird Parker). Benoit Robin teamed the winner that he also owns and trains as he won for the sixth time in his career now for 297,800€ earned. 12/1 Grand Art (5m Prodigious) was second for Gabriele Gelormini, with 4.6/1 Hades de Vandel (4m Ganymede) third for Matthieu Abrivard.

Two year olds were on stage on that program for the Prix Marcel Dejean (purse 54,000€, Gr. III, 2200 meters) and 6.5/1 Just A Gigolo (2m Boccador de Simm-Blue Valentine) scored in 1.16.4kr. Franck Nivard reined the winner for owner/trainer Philippe Allaire as Gigolo remained undefeated in four starts now for 60.750€ earned.

The 6.8/1 Joyner Sport (2m Dollar Macker) was second for David Thomain, driving for owner/trainer Allaire. 19/1 Juninho Dry (2m Carat Williams) was home third for P.Ph. Ploquin and trainer Sebastien Guarato.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink