Horace du Goutier wins GNT Leg 7 at Longon-Libourne

Horace du Goutier (6m Ready Cash-Uniflore Daidou) was an impressive winner of today’s (Jun. 21) Gr. III Grand National du Trot Leg 7 (purse 90,000€, 2800 meters for 5-10 year olds) at Langon-Libourne in France. Handicapped 25 meters Horace was off the 1.6/1 odds favorite and was clocked in 1.13.5kr with Hugues Monthule (former Bold Eagle lad) at the lines.

Sebastian Goutier trains the Ecurie Saint Martin stallion that won for the 16^th time in his career good for 365,810€ earned. This was his fourth straight victory and his fifth win in the last six outings. He surged to the front off the final bend and held off rivals late in the lane.

Gaspar d’Angis (7g Quarto- Reveuse d’Angis) was a length back second at 2.6/1 and handicapped 25 meters with Eric Raffin his pilot for owner/trainer J.M. Baudouin. The 4.2/1 Gendreen (7g Booccador de Simm) set the pace and held for third with Alexandre Abrivard aboard and 98/1 Elixir Wind (9g Nahar de Breval) was a fast finishing fourth for driver Sebastien Ernault and trainer Charley Mottier.

On the weekend, June 25^th, Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes hosts seven groupe events with five of those Gr. I contests. The race list is shown below: by race number:

1. Prix Raymond Fouard (Gr. III, purse 80,000€, 2175 meters for four-year-olds led by Jazzy Perrine)
2. Prix d’Essai (Gr. I, monte, purse 200,000€, Etrier three-year-old final, 2700 meters led by Kyt Kat)
3. Prix Rene Balliere (Gr. I, purse 200,000€, 2100 meters autostart for International 4–10-year-olds led by Hohneck, Ampia Mede SM and Idao de Tillard)
4. Prix President Republique (Gr. I Etrier four-year-olds final, 240,000€ purse, 2850 meters led by                 Jellyson, Jakarta des Pres)
5. Prix Albert Viel (Gr. I, purse 200,000€, 2700 meters for three-year-olds led by Koctel du Dain, Kana de Beylev)
6. Prix de Normandie (Gr. I, purse 240,000€, monte Etrier five-year-old final, 3,000 meters led by Ideal du Chene, Intuition)
7. Prix de Grasse (Gr. III, purse 90,000€, 2850 meters for 5–6-year-old Europeans)

LeTrot files/photos – harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink