Duel 100,000€ Group II events at Vincennes

Friday’s Christmas Eve Paris-Vincennes card included two groupe II events that included the 100,000€ Gr. II monte Pris Jules Lemonnier (monte, International, 2175 meters, 5-10 year olds).

Here the 4.5/1 odds Clegs des Champs (9g Legs du Clos-Prosperine) scored in 1.10.5kr off quick fractions. David Thomain was the jockey for trainer Thiery Raffegeau and owner J.Y. Roze. This was Clegs’ 24^th career victory for 1,133,580€ earned.

The 9/1 Carly (9g Rolling d’Heripre) was second with Mathieu Mottier aboard for trainer Thierry Duvaldestin. Third was 4.7/1 Bodd du Meleuc (10g Lucky Blue) with Alexandre Abrivard up for owner/trainer Yannick Alain Briand. Delia du Pommereux and Mindyourvalue WF were among the miscue dq’s.

On the card was also the Gr. II Prix Une de Mai (purse 100,000€, 2175 meters for two year olds). The 2.7/1 Jamaica Turbo (2f Charly du Noyer-Bella Turbo) scored in 1.13.3kr for Francois Lagadeuc, trainer Francois Souloy and Ecurie le Tremont. This good filly is now unbeaten in three career starts for 62,100€ earned.

The 3.6/1 Jazzy Perrine (2f Django Riff) was second for Eric Raffin and trainer Tomas Malmqvist. Third was 5.3/1 Jet Set Bond (2f Prodigious) for trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink