Jolie Star dominates GP Angers Loire

The 2.6/1 odds Jolie Star (7f Love You-Tentation de Star-Insert Gede) dominated this day’s Grand Prix Angers Loire Metropole (Gr III, purse 64,000€,  3100 meters distance handicap, ages 6-11 open) in coast to coast fashion timed in 1.14.0kr.

Mathieu Mottier teamed his trainee to an impressive victory, the second straight since Mottier became trainer from previous trainer and owner Julien Dubois. Ecurie D bred this nine time career winner of 264,290€. Watch this robust mare in the future. Finishing second was 2.3/1 Rikita JP (6f Mister JP-Noblesse du  Corta-Buvetier d’Aunou) reined by Matthieu Abrivard for Jocelyn (trainer) and Sandrine (owner Robert). The 25 meter handicapped and 2.9/1 odds Ideal du Rocher (8g Clif du Pommereux-Vanille de Bolero) was  third for Clement Duvaldestin, trainer Thierry Duvaldestin  and owner Charley Mottier. The next two were 7.4/1 Kelle Beaute (6f Uniclove) for Alexandre Abrivard for Ecurie Augustin Normand and 10/1 Joyce Delto (7f Scipion du Goutier) for trainer/driver Aymeric Thomas and Ecurie Delto.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-04-01/4901/1

On this card was also the Prix Iguski Sautomne (monte, purse 38,000€,  3125 meters, 13 European starters ages 6-11) and 2.1/1 Joker de Froulay (7g Magnificent Rodney-Alezane) swept around rivals and drew clear for trainer/jockey Mathieu Mottier and Ecurie D.M. Mottier.

Mathieu has four wins on the Angers Hippodrome card. Joker now has five career wins and 216,990€ earned. Home second was 1.3/1 odds favorite Competivo (6g Bird Parker-Sherry) handled by jockey Benjamin Rochard for SRF Stable and trainer Daniel Wajersten. The 5.5/1 Jablo du Chene (7g Diablo du Noyer-Alisa du Chene) was third for jockey Paul Philippe Ploquin, trainer Julien Le Mer and owner/breeder Yvonne Guedj.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-04-01/4901/5

The day’s ahead show Paris-Vincennes on April 3 led by the Prix Gratia (Quinte+, purse 59,000€, 2700 meters, 13 starters  ages 7-11) with fine field. Jipet de Crepin and Sebastien Ernault is a likely player along with  Iermes de Guez and Eric Raffin. On April 4 watch for the Gr II Prix Kerjaques (120,000€  purse, 2700 meters).

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink