Mentor de Play captures Prix Raymond Fouard

Mentor de Play (4m Dahlia du Rib-Aube d’Ortige-Kaiser Soze) won for the sixth time in his last eight harness racing starts to capture the Prix Raymond Fouard (Gr III, 80,000€ purse, 2175meters, 11 four year old open trotteurs) today at Paris-Vincennes.

Timed in 1.10.2kr the Franck Blandin  driven, trained and owned 2.6/1 odds favorite held gamely to win, advancing his career earnings to 262,760€. The 25/1 Maestro Vrie (4m Village Mystic)  was  a fast closing  second for trainer/driver  Louis Baudrom and owner Alain Jathiere. Third home was 50/1 odds Mistral du Goutier (4m Hohneck) driven by Yoann  Lebourgeois  for trainer Vincent Thierry Renault and owner Frederic Prud’homme.

The 22/1 My Princess (4f Ready Cash) was fourth for trainer/driver Mathieu Mottier. 

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On the undercard the 6/10 odds favorite I Still Loving You (8m Prince Gede-Song Of Love) took the Prix RMC/de Nesles (68,000€purse, 2100 meters autostart, 17 starters  ages 8-11) clocked in 1.10.4kr with Alexandre Abrivard aboard.

This Benoit Barassin trained and Alexandre Abrivard owned performed won for the ninth  time in 39 career starts for 289.450€. He was bred by Jean Pierre Dubois. The 7.2/1 Heureux de Fleur (9g Very Nice Marceaux)  was second for driver Yoann Lebourgeois, trainer Severine Raimond  and owner Jean Pierre Bessy. If I Tell You  (8g Love You) was third at  34/1 odds driven by David Thomain. 

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Rikita JP (6f MisterJP-Nobleesse du Corta) with Matthieu Abrivard driving  won the  Prix Bertrand Deloison(90,000€ purse, 2850 meters distance handicap, 13 European starters ages 6-11) timed  in 1.12.0kr. This Jocelyn Robert trained and Sandrine Robert owned mare now sports eight career wins in 31 starts for 348,423€ earned.

She is 2-2-0 in  her  last five  outings and was  off at 6.6/1 odds today. Jabalpur (7m Booster Winner) was second at 9/1 overcoming a 25 meter handicap with Gabriele Gelormini up for Alain Chavatte and Tramontom SRL. The 2.6/1 odds and 25 meter handicapped Isofou du Chene (8g Un Charme Fou) was third  for driver  Paul Philippe Ploquin, trainer Julien LeMer and owner/breeder Yvonne Guedj. The 12/1 Iron Jet (8g Love You) was  fourth for Jean Michel Bazire. 

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink