200,000€ Gr. I Prix de L’Ile de France won in a romp

Hanna des Molles (6f Village Mystic-Ultimate Jet), off at 7/1 odds with Alexandre Abrivard in the irons, rallied past the pacesetter and advanced to an easy three and a half length win in the Gr I monte Prix de L’Ile de France (purse 200,000€, 2175 meters, International 4–11-year-olds) at Paris-Vincennes Sunday, Feb. 5.

Jean Louis Beraud owns this L.C. Abrivard trainee that won for the 10^th time in her career now for 782,820€ earned. Hanna was third in the Prix de Cornulier 2023. Race time was a quick 1.10.4kr off very fast fractions (1.08.3kr with 1500 meters to go; 1.08.9kr at the 1000; 1.10.2kr with 500 remaining). The mile rate was 1:53.27 over the 1.35 mile distance.

Vaprio (9m Adrian Chip-Namibia) rallied to be second at 20/1 with Nathalie Henry the jockey for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro. The 7/10 favorite Granvillaise Bleue (7f Jag de Bellouet-Lady de Bravol) held third after leading the field into the lane with Camille Levesque aboard for owner Michel Gallier and trainer Pierre Levesque.

Zarenne FAS (8m Varenne) was fourth at 6,6/1 with Mathieu Mottier the jockey for trainer Jean Michel Bazire and 16/1 Hirondelle du Rib (6f Rolling d’Heripre) was fifth for J.L.Cl. Dersoir and trainer Joel Hallais.

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Earlier on the card the monte Prix Indienne (purse 70,000€, 2175 meters for European 5–6-year-olds) went to 1.12.4kr timed and 1.6/1 odds Histoire d’Una (6f Bolero Love-Una Notte Galante) with Alexandre Abrivard the jockey for owner/trainer Antoine Marion. This was her sixth career victory now for 199,430€ earned. Iberik de Margoochy at 16/1 and 4,6/1 Hacker Boy trailed the winner.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink