Hooper des Chasses wins in Cagnes

The featured Prix Roger Ledoyen (purse 49,000€, 2925 meters distance handicap, 15 starters ages 6-11) at Cagnes sur Mer this day went to 1.14.0kr timed Hooper des Chasses (8g Quaker Jet-Sonate du Chene) driven by Christophe Martens.

The 6.3/1 odds winner is trained by Henk Grift for Stall Haho and he now has nine career wins in 39 starts for 223,632€ earned. High Fire Dairpet (8g Tag Wood-Bahia Blanca) captured second at 10/1 odds with trainer Bruno Marie handling the Marcel Geleoc owned campaigner. The 1.9/1 odds favorite Jonglease de Lune (6f Cash And Goi-Colombre Royal) held third driven by David Bekaert for trainer/owner Franck Leblanc.

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The even money favorite Inferno Piper (7g Coup de Poker-Troina Piper) took the Prix d’Helsinki (purse 38,000€, 2150 meters autostart, 13 starters ages 7-11) at CSM with Christophe Martens aboard for trainer Vincent Martens and breeder/owner Ecurie Piper. This was the winner’s ninth career victory in 24 starts for 209,360€ earned.

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Home second was 12/1 Houston Pajelo (8g Quid de Chahans-Romantic Lady) handled by Clarisse Lelievre for owner Herve Guerin and trainer Pascal Lelievre. Iru Fushi (7g Love You-Rafale du Rib) was third at 2.1/1 odds with trainer Nicolas Ensch driving for owner Jean Pierre Micholet.

The prior day, at Paris-Vincennes, saw offspring of Face Time Bourbon score twice. Lavasina (4g Face Time Bourbon-Cavalleria-Prodigious) score in 1.14.2kr for trainer/driver Matthieu Abrivard in the Prix de Bemecourt (purse 40,000€, 2700 meters). Ecurie Castagniccia owned this two time winner.

Free Time Jepson (4m Face Time Bourbon-Titty Jepson) scored in the Prix de Monpazier (purse 52,000€, 2850 meters) timed in 1.14.1kr with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro aboard for Chelsea Srls. This one is two for two in France.

Also on that card was the Prix de Sedan (purse 59,000€, 2100 meters autostart) where 3.1 Ninepoints Lasse (7g Uncle Lasse-Ninepoints Lucy-Spotlite Lobell) score in 1.11.0kr for his seventh win in 16 starts in France. The 217,572€ earnings winner was driven by Alexandre Abrivard for trainer Jorgen Westholm and owner Bengt Johansson.

On Saturday at Vincennes there will be five groupe level trots with three of those groupe I tests. A fine finale to the Winter Meet. The key races are the Prix de Selection (Gr. I, purse 240,000€, 2200 meters, 14 starters ages 4-6) led by Keep Going; Prix Henri Desmontils (monte Gr. I International, 240,000€ purse, 2850 meters, 10 starters ages 4-11) as shown below; Prix des Centaures (monte Gr. I, purse 240,000€, 2700 meters, 12 starters ages 4-6).

A main highlight during the Winter Meet was Joumba de Guez’ victory in the Prix de Paris for driver Jean Michel Bazire. Bazire has eight Paris Prize wins.

Trotteur Francais, Cagnes sur Mer, Paris-Vincennes files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink