Groupe III tests featured at Vincennes

Three year old groupe III tests were on stage this twilight at Paris-Vincennes.

In the Prix de Given (purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, 13 European three year old male starters) the 1.7/1 odds favorite Frank Gio (3m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio) held gamely for the 1.14.8kr timed victory. Matthieu Abrivard reined this Sebastien Guarato trainee for Scuderia Bivans Srl as he won for the third time in four career starts now for 106,340€ earned.

The 110/1 odds outsider Ferahan As (3m Maharajah-Simpatica Ok) was second driven by Mario Minopoli Jr. Scuderia Erca owns this one and Salvatore Minopoli trains. Third was 8.9/1 Looping Day (3m Face Time Bourbon-Daytona Jet-Goetmals Wood) piloted by Eric Raffin for trainer Guarato and Ecurie Hunter Valley. Fidels Dance (3m Robert Bi-Ninfea Turbar) was fourth at 89/1 with trainer Marco Smorgon aboard.

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In the Gr. III Prix d’Istres (purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, 12 European female starters) the 2.4/1 odds London (3f Rockfeller Center-Tilda) scored timed in 1.15.7kr in a very competitive race. Mathieu Mottier teamed his trainee for owner/breeder Daniele Mottier as London recorded her fourth career victory in eight starts.

The 7.6/1 La Fec du Noyer (3f Face Time Bourbon-Circle Drive-Goetmals Wood) was a close second for driver Gabriele Gelormini, trainer H.E. Bondo and owner Tramontom Srl. Third to the line was 12/1 Luminosity (3f Royal Dream-Earth Victory) with Matthieu Abrivard driving for owner/trainer Etienne Dubois. Luminous Star (3f Face Time Bourbon0Comme Une Etoile) landed fourth at 3.7/1 with trainer William Bigeon aboard for owner Joel Seche.

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On the undercard the 7.3/1 odds Hamilton du Ham (7g Rachmaninov Seven-Scarlet du Ham) took the Prix Titania (purse 59,000€, 2850 meters, 16 European starters) timed in 1.13.3kr. The winner now has 10 career wins in 45 starts for 250,730€. Yoann Lebourgeois reined the Yannick Desmet owned and trainer performer. His FR bred sire stood Ireland after his race career ended with foals from FR mares eligible to the FR program.

Today he defeated 1.4/1 odds favorite King Cole (7g Maharajah) with Christophe Martens aboard. Have Seven (7g Prince d’Espace) at 8/1 and King Schermer (7g Trixton) landed fourth at 7.1/1 odds.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink