Ideal du Pommeau wins Grand National du Trot at Nantes

The 13th leg of the prestigious Grand National du Trot (Gr. III, purse 90,000€, 3000 meters for 5-10 year olds, 14 starters) at Nantes went to 6.4/1 Ideal du Pommeau (5m Ready Cash-Aime Moi) by a nose.

Matthieu Abrivard teamed the Sebastian Guarato trainee for Scuderia Bivans Srl to his 11th career victory in 20 starts for 484,350€ earned. Race time was 1.12.2kr. The winner prevailed from a stretch dual with 2.8/1 Gaspar d’Angis (7g Quaro-Reueuse d’Angis) handled by Eric Raffin for owner/trainer J.M. Baudouin, this one the series points leader. Horace du Goutier (6m Ready Cash-Uniflore Daidou) landed third at 6.1/1 odds with Hugues Monthule teaming this Guarato trainee for Ecurie Saint Martin. Harlen de Bucy (6m Lilium Madrik) was fourth at 4/1 odds driven by Alexandre Abrivard for trainer Christophe Ecalard. The GNT series finale will be at Vincennes.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink