21-1 longshot takes 200,000€ Gr. I Prix Rene Balliere

Hoikkaido Jiel (6m Brillantissime-Victory Jiel) rallied down the outside for harness racing driver David Thomain at 21/1 to win the Gr. I Prix Rene Balliere (purse 200,000€, 4–10-year-old Europeans, 2100 meters autostart) at Vincennes, France timed in 1.09.1kr.

This Jean Luc Dersoir trainee secured his 11^th career victory now for 661,680€ earned. Ecurie Luck owns the winner that rallied from the back to gun down pacesetter and 4.9/1 Hohneck (6m Royal Dream-Caranca) handled by Gabriele Gelormini for owner/trainer Philippe Allaire, this one the recent Elite Race winner at Solvalla.

The 15/1 Oracle Tile (7m Ready Cash-Exotic Sund) was placed third when Idao de Tillard made a dq miscue when driving late between rivals. The 43/1 Capiyal Mail (5m Nad Al Sheba-Unicorna Golden) was plave fourth with Eric Raffin up and 126/1 Elvis du Vallon (9m Reve de Beylev) was placed fifth with Yoann Lebourgeois driving. Heabily backed Ampia Mede SM was also a miscue dq.

The final groupe event of the day was the Gr. III Prix de Grasse (purse 90,000€, 2850 meters for European 5-6 year olds) and 2.1/1 odds It’s a Dollarmaker (5m Saxo de Vandel-Salt Lake City) scored easily abeit he was bearning out in the lane. Eric Raffin teamed this Sebastien Guarato trainee for Ecurie Gianni Fascella.

This was the Dollarmaker’s 12^th career win now for 275,580€ earned. He was clocked in 1.11.6kr to defeat 3.1/1 He And Me ()6m Bird Parker-Beauty Lady) with Franck Nivard aboard with 40/1 Balsamine Font (6f Filipp Roc) third for Alexandre Abrivard. The 58/1 outsider Infant Perrine (5m Atlas de Joudes) was fourth with Paul Philippe Ploquin driving.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink