Impala de Val scores in 1.09.9kr

Impala de Val (8g Viking de Val-Axelle du Noyer) easily captured the Paris-Vincennes featured Prix Camille Lepecq (Gr II monte, International, 120,000€ purse, 11 starters ages 6-11) clocked in 1.09.9kr with Benjamin Rochard the jockey.

Impala’s speed record is 1.09.5kr. He now sports 28 wins in 62 career starts for 949,890€ earned. P.E. Mary trains the winner for Ecurie JP and Co. and Eric Lambertz bred him.

He was off the 4/10 odds favorite and defeated 16/1 Fulton (11g Royal Dream-Pivoine) that Damien Bonne rode for trainer Nicolas Bazire and owner Ecurie des Charmes. The 11/1 odds Keengame (6f Express Jet-Red Ball) was third for jockey Anthony Barrier, trainer J.P. Monclin and Panamera Racing. The 44/1 Gold Voice(10f Jas de Bellouet) was fourth with Mathieu Mottier up followed by 9/1 Kapaula de L’Epine (6f Discours Joyeux) with Adrien Lamy in the irons.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-09-01/7500/2

Tomorrow at La Capelle is the GP de la Federation Regionale du Nord where Inexess Blue faces Idao de Tillard. The field is shown below.

 

In other news from Sweden it was announced that Daniel Reden’s champion Francesco Zet (8m Father Patrick-Shaqline-Credit Winner) has been retired from racing.

He sportsn career earnings of 28,866,054SEK from a slate of 33-4-4 in 50 outings. He made seven starts this year for 2,835,564SEK earned from a 1-0-3 slate. As a sire he has produced 84 offspring reported, 33 in 2024, 35 in 2025 and 16 this year.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink