Gugliemo Jet wins Gr. III Prix Penthesilea

This day’s Paris-Vincennes featured Prix Penthesilea (Gr. III, [purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, 11 European three year olds) saw 2.7/1 odds Gugliemo Jet (3m Maharajah-Negasaki Jet) hold gamely to victory with harness racing trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro driving.

This was Gugliemo’s first win in France in his first appearance as he advanced life earnings to 107,650€ for owner Scuderia Pink and Black. Mat Manathis (3m Booster Winner-Foudre Manathis) was a neck back second at 5.5/1 odds with Eric Raffin driving for trainer Alexis Prat and owner Laurent Broomhead.

Mistral du Goutier (3m Hohneck-Extra Light) was third for Franck Nivard at 36/1. Vincent Thierry Renault trains this trotteur for owner Frederic Prod’homme. Marzipan (3m Bird Parker) was a distance fourth at 15.1 for Gabriele Gelormini,

On the undercard was the Prix Amalthea (purse 68,000€, 2700 meters, 16 starters ages 7-11) that produced a dead-heat timed in 1.13.0kr.

The winning pair were 6/10 odds favorite Cobra Killer Gar (7g Readly Express-Lady Killer Gar) from post 11 on the inside with Gabriele Gelormini driving for H.E. Bondo training for Incolinx di Diego Romeo. This one now has 11 wins in 17 starts in France for 349,841€.

He dead-heated with 5.7/1 odds Toto Barosso (8g Ready Cash-Bibi Barosso) from post 14 with Jean Michel Bazire driving for Leif Bergwall AB and trainer Johan Untersteiner, that now has two wins in France from 16 starts and earnings of 354,808€. Next home was 5.8/1 Ister Man (7g Doberman) with trainer Jonathan Cuoq driving and fourth finishing 27/1 Gilmour (9g Tag Wood) driven by Francois Lagadeuc.

At Napoli Agnano (March 28) Pr Archimede Invito (purse 14,300€, 2100 meters autostart) the 2.9/1 odds favorite Evandro Degli Dei (5m Trixton-Sweat OK) scored in 1.13.7kr with Vincenzo Gallo driving.

This winner now shows 10 career victories for 46,847€. Enki Brown Effe (5f Manofmanymissions-Etna Sec) with Crescenzo Maione aboard at 5.2/1 odds. The dam of this one has produced Neste Effe (1,076,787€) and Oibamban Effe (394,241€). Finishing third was 23.4/1 Eolo Jet (5m Wishing Stone-Upupa Jet) for reinsman Andrea Guzzinati.

Soon ahead on April 6 is the Gr. I UET Gran Premio Coast Assura for 220,000€ to be raced at Torino. Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro will likely have numerous starters led by Vernissage Grif (11m Varenne-Dalia Grif) that just won on March 26 at Torino.

He won a 10,010€ purse event over 1600 meters autostart timed in 1.11.6kr where he was the 1.79/1 odds favorite for this his 48th career victory. The winner of 1,601,101€ bested 11.7/1 Every Time Winner (5m Face Time Bourbon-Ungold Winner) and 23.4/1 Eolo Jet (5m Wishing Stone-Upupa Jet).

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink