Face Time takes 100,000€ Prix du Luxembourg

The Prix du Luxembourg (Gr. III International, purse 100,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 16 starters ages 5-11) saw 7.5/1 Face Time (9g Coktail Jet-Netchka d;Orgeres) prevail timed in 1.10.5kr with Gabriele Gelormini driving for JPB Horses and trainer Matthieu Abrivard.

The winner secured his 21^st career victory in 60 starts now for earnings of 544,110€. He won from post 16 off the car second row. The 2.8/1 favorite Ganay de Banville (8m Jasmin de Flore-Anais de Banville) was second for trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire and Ecurie Valliere Racing. Third was 25/1 Missle Hill (9m Muscle Hill-India Hall) with Yoann Lebourgeois up for Daniel Reden and Stall Zet. Happy Valley (7f Royal Dream-Mysterious Valley) was fourth at 30/1 for Jean Philippe Dubois for his Ecurie Victoria Dreams and trainer Philippe Moulin. Dear Friend, Hip Hop Haufor and Heliade du Goutier completed the top seven to the line. The race time 1.10.5kr was off fast fractions and was short of the Luxembourg record of 1.10.2lr set in 2023 by the US export Beads and J-M Bazire.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink