Nocive du Chouel takes Criterium 3 Ans Q4 Filly

More rain today softened the Paris-Vincennes course after major storms yesterday. There were five groupe tests on stage today starting with the Prix Annick Dreux (130,000€ purse, 2700 meters, nine starters) where even money harness racing favorite Nocive du Choquel (3f Face Time Bourbon-Emone Cruz) scored handily in 1.13.8kr.

Francois Lagadeuc reined the Nicolas Bridault trainee to victory for  owner  Ecurie Ch. Bridault also the  breeder. She has  five career wins for 434,120€ earned. The 7.4/1 Nyassa Daxel(3f Earl Simon-Axelle Darc) was three lengths back second with Paul Philippe Ploquin up  for conditioner J.G. Vam Eeckhaute. Third was16.9/1Nikita (3f Impressionist-Divine Jet) with Mathieui Abrivard up for trainer William Bigeon, followed by 34.4/1 odds Norma Jeane (3f Feeling Cash-Galiote du Goutier) for driver  P-Y Verva  and trainer Bruno Bourgoin.

The 19/1odds Molly Madrik (4f Four YourMadrik-Feria Madrik)  took the  Prix Gaston de Wazieres-Criterium 4Ans Q4 (120,000€ purse, 2700 meters, 13 starters)  clocked in 1.12.1krwith Eric Raffin aboard. J.B.  Baudouin trains this four time winner of 192,145€   for Ecurie Simplice. Madrid Haufor (4f Real de Lou-Bastia Haufor) was second at  4/1 odds  driven by Damien Bonne for  trainer/owner/breeder Christian Bigeon. Magic Might (4f Helgafell-Byblis du Goutier) earned third at 8.1/1 odds with Benjamin Rochard up for trainer Philippe Allaire and ownerGitte Poulsen-Allaire. My Girl Paya (4f Ready Cash) and 16/1My Qualita Para  (4f Goetmals Wood) completed the top  five.

Maestro Vrie (4m Village Mystic-Saga de Vie)captured the  Prix Gaston Brunet-Criterium 4Ans Q3 (120,000€ purse, 2700 meters,  11 starters) in a tightly packed finish timed  in 1.12.3kr. Off at 9/1 odds Mathieu Mottier reined the Louis Baudron trainee that now has earned 394.530€ from five victories. Magic Man (4m Prodigious-Garden Party) was second at 3.6/1 for Eric Raffin and trainer Etienne Dubois. The 1.3/1 odds favorite Mentor de Play (4m Dahlia  du Rib-Aube d’Ortige) took third for driver/trainer/owner  Franck Blandin. Monzon  Normand(4m Hohneck) at 31/1and 37/1  Mellow Speed(4m Galius)  completed the top five these from the Allaire and Bazire barns.

Lord du Bassin  (5m Royal Dream-Falentina du  Gite) at 10/1 odds took the  Prix Jockey- Criterium 5 Ans Q2 (120,000€ purse, 2700 meters) with Alexandre Abrivard driving for trainer Laurent Claude Abrivard. Race time  was 1.13.9kr for this eight time winner of 280,630€. The 76/1odds Lionheart (5m  Falcao de Laurma-Decadence) rallied for second driven by trainer Nicolas Bazire for  Ecurie de Loradour. L’As Desbois (5mBooster Winner-Doria Desbois) was third at 8.1/1for Alexis Collette and the William Bigeon/Joel  Seche team. Learn To Fly (5mUriel Speed) was fourth at 14/1odds reined by Franck Nivard.

Finally the Prix Jacques de Vauloge- Criterium 3Ans Q3 (120,000€, 2700meters, 12 starters) saw 3.5/1odds Nat King Cole (3m Ready Cash-Deep Purple) score by three-quarters  in 1.13.5kr for David Thomain. This Philippe Allaire trainer/owned/bred colt has earned 273,975€ from three wins. Nobel du Rib (3m Face Time Bourbon-Faiga du Rib) was second at 13/1 with Noe Perron driving for trainer Joel Hallais and Ecurie Rib. The 7.1/1odds Norman Pierji (3m Face Time Bourbon-Quatyalie Pierji) was third for reinsman Franck Nivard for Thierry Duvaldestin and Philippe Beauvisage. Nelson Emge (3m Hohneck-Classical Quality) was fourth for Benjamin Rochard, Marc Sassier (trainer) and Ecurie Dry, off at 6.6/1 odds.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink