Undefeated Idao de Tillard wins 180,000€ Group II test
The Hippodrome Bordeaux le Bouscat in France hosted the 45th Grand Prix du Sud Ouest (Gr. II, purse 180,000€, 2550 meters autostart clockwise for International 4-10 year olds) and the 1.5/1 odds and undefeated Idao de Tillard (4m Severino-America de Tillard) rallied to victory timed in 1.12.5kr.
Clement Duvaldestin teamed the Tierry Duvaldestin trainee for owner Cyril Sevestre as the winner scored for the 15th time in his career for 652,120€ earned.
Cash du Rib (10g Ready Cash-Quille Castelets) held second with J.L.Cl. Dersoir aboard for Ecurie Jeloca, off at 32/1. Ce Bello Romain (10g Jam Pridem-Miss Echo Bella) was third with Franck Nivard the pilot for owner/trainer S.G. Dupont. The favorite (at 9/10 odds) Elie de Beaufour (8g Royal Dream) was fourth for trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire with 31/1 Elvis du Vallon (8m Reve de Beylev) home fifth for driver Ch. Cuiller.
Two year olds take the stage October 21 at Vincennes. Colts contest the Prix Louis Cauchois (54,000€ purse, 2200 meters) with Philippe Allaire’s Knockonwood (2m Ready Cash) hoping to remain unbeaten. He was won all three career starts.
The fillies race in the Prix Marcel Dejean (54,000€ purse, 2200 meters) with likely favorites being the Allaire trained Kanawa (2f Ready Cash-Sanawa) and the William Bigeon trainee Kana de Beylev (2f Express Jet), both of these have won two of their first three career starts.
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink
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