Nice Speed upset winner in Prix Penthesilea

The 9/1 odds Nice Speed (3m Carat Williams-Prudence du Ham) was a very game front end winner of the Gr III Prix Penthesilea (purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, nine three year old male starters) at Paris-Vincennes.

Franck Nivard teamed the winner to his third career victory in 10 starts for 72,730€ earned.  Race time was 1.14.4kr for the Thierry Guibert owned colt that F. P. Bossuet trains. Home second was 40/1 Novecento (3m Earl Simon-Fauve) reined by Paul Philippe Ploquin for Noel Lolic and  his trainer Sylvain Roger. Third was 62/1 odds Noe des Baux (3g Fastissimee-Gavana de  Guez) with trainer Mathieu Mottier up for Ecurie du Vieux Chene. Nat King Cole (3m Ready Cash-Deep Purple)  was fourth at 10/1 odds  with David Thomain up for trainer/owner/breeder Philippe Allaire, followed by 9/10 odds favorite Notable (3m Niky-Alizea du Kastel) that Eric Raffin handled for trainer Sebastien Guarato and owners Hugo and Pierre Pilarski.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-03-27/7500/7

The co-featured Prix Amathea (Quinte+, purse 68,000€, 2700 meters, 13 European starters ages 7-11) saw 8/10 odds favorite Homard Land (9g Tresor Wic-Suzy des Vals) score timed in1.12.1kr with Eric Raffin the winning pilot.

This was his 16th career victory in 75 starts for 325,460€. Jerzinho Spirit (7g Dollar Macker-Cybele du Goutier) was a distant second at 8.9/1odds driven by David Thomain for conditioner Claire Desmontils and breeder/owner Christian Masson. The 17/1 Haida Sautonne  (9f Magnificent Rodney-Sara Sautonne) ended third with Benjamin Rochard up for trainer Marc Sassier and Ecurie de Sautonne the owner/breeder. The 4.4/1 odds Ninepoints Lasse was a miscue dq.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-03-27/7500/8

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink