Ino du Lupin scores in Prix du Bois de Vincennes

Ino du Lupin (8g Scipion du Goutier-Tina d’Hermes) won the featured Prix du Bois de Vincennes (Gr III, purse 90,000€, 2850 meters, 11 International starters ages 4-11) at Paris-Vincennes, as the 9/10 odds favorite should, timed in 1.12.6kr for reinsman Antoine Wiels.

This Jean Paul Marmion trained/owned/bred campaigner now sports 26 wins in 48 starts for 857,930€.  The 8/1 Kobayashi (6m Face Time Bourbon-Come On Jet-Goetmals Wood)was second for trainer/driver Mathieu Mottier for Ecurie Hunter Valley. Cobra Killer Gar (8g Readly Express-Lady  Killer Gar) took third at 2.5/1 odds for driver Gabriele Gelormini,  trainer H.E.Bondo and owner Incolinx di Diego Romeo. Hulysse Diego (9g Reve de Beylev) was fourth at 25/1  for driver/trainer J.W. Hallais followed by 60/1 Hannibal Tuilere, 13/1 Inexess Bleu that faced a 25 meter handicap and 63/1 Jazzman Debailleul. 

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On the  undercard  the Prix d’Auxerre (purse 60,000€, 2850 meters, 15 European five year old starters) the 5/1 odds Leonardo Vici (5g Falcaode Laurmac-Utopie Vici) rallied to an easy victory for Theo Duvaldestin teaming the Ecurie Match owned performer for  trainer Thierry Duvaldstin.

This was his eighth win in 14 starts for 169,795€  earned. Race timewas1.11.8kr.  Home second was 5/1  Loustic de Salomax (5g Saxo de Vandel) for  driver Gauthier Baudouin, Ecurie  de L’Enjeu and conditioner J.M. Baudouin. Third was the recent FR invader Fighter Kronos (5g Muscle Hill-Vamp Kronos) at 30/1 odds driven by Alexis Collette for trainer H.E. Bondo and Team Snyder AB.

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The Prix de Meaux (purse 62,000€, 2700meters, 14 European four year old starters) saw 7/10 favorite Guardami (4f Tactical Landing-Tast Of Bourbon-Donato Hanover-Qualita Bourbon) hold gamely for the 1.12.7kr timed victory engineered by driver/trainer Mathieu Mottier for owner Florent Fonteyne.

This was her third win in four starts in France advancing her bankroll to 70,700€. The 15/1 odds Marie OH  Fredlau (4f  Davidson du Pont-Eris  des Fredlau) rallied for second driven by David Thomain for trainer/owner Anthonin Favris. Third home was 10/1 Marilou (4f Ready Cash-Grace Lady-Royal Dream-Orelady) with Theo Duvaldestin up  for conditioner Thierry Duvaldestin and owner Jean Pierre Barjon.

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Mentor de Play(4m Dahlia du Rib-Aube  d’Ortige) rallied from far back to capture the Prix de Gueugnon (purse 62,000€, 2700 meters, 16 European four year old starters) with trainer/owner Franck Blandin driving.

He was off at 2.1/1 odds and engineered an extended run to triumph for the third time for 98,260€ earned. Driver Bandin has 1,107 wins as reinsman and 1,545 as trainer. Home second was 9/1 Moonwalk d’Heripre( 4m Face Time Bourbon-Hestie d’Heripre) handled by Eric Raffin for trainer J.P. Monclin followed by 7.4/1 odds Muscle Dream (4mRoyal Dream-Frostie Love-Sam  Bourbon-Ustie Love) with Mathieu Mottier driving the Etienne Dubois stable trainee.

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The Prix de Pierrefitte Sur Seine (purse 68,000€, 2100 meters  autostart,16 European  starters ages 7-11) went to the surging 7/10 odds favorite Jobspost (7m Readly Express-Blixtra)timedin 1.10.3kr with Mathieu Mottier up for trainer Jorgen Westholm and Courant AB.

This was the winner’s third win in five starts in France and he has earned 246,031€. The 9/1 odds  Iron  du Gers (8g Love You-Bienvenue du Gers) driven by trainer Nicolas Bazire for J.P. Bragato.  Jolie  Surprise (7f Prodigious-Discovery Bond) earned third at 7.7/1 with  Eric Raffin up for owner/trainer Julien Dubois.

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After today there are a host of upper level trots on schedule for the Paris area:

• Prix Kerjacques at Vincennes on April  4
• April 18 the Prix de L’Atlantique at Enghien
• May 9 Prix Ducs de Normandie at Vincennes
• June 6 PrixChambon P ay Vincennes
• June 21 Prix Rene  Balliere at Vincennes

Watch as we will cover it all.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink