Idao de Tillard takes Criterium de Vitesse Basse

The champion Idao de Tillard (8m Severino-America de Tillard-First de Retz) handily captured the Gr II International Criterium de Vitesse de Basse-Normandie (120,000€ purse, 1609 meters autostart, 11 starters ages 4-11) off as the 3/10 odds favorite.

Clement Duvaldstin reined the Cyril Sevestre owned performer that Thierry Duvaldestin trains. Idao now sports 37 career wins in 55 starts for 3,248,985€ earned. Race time was 1.09.1 (mile time 1:51.1) over the mile raced clockwise. Ecurie Chaunion bred the champion. Finishing second was 29/1 Ideal Ligneries (8m Repeat Love-Ouragame) with Anthony Barrier driving for trainer J.P. Monclin and Roger Wittmann Sportmanag EK. The 32/1 Jingle du Pont (7g Niky) was third for driver/trainer Nicolas Bazire and owner Richard Padovani. Inmarosa (8f Amiral Sacha) pressed the pace and ended fourth at 22/1 odds driven by Leo Abrivard, trained by Laurent Claude Abrivard, and owned by Jacques Cottel. Falco Killer Gar (5m Varenne) at 21/1 was fifth for driver Theo Duvaldestin for Pachino Horse Srls and conditioner Thierry Duvaldestin.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink