Auteuil (FR) Races
Auteuil (FR)
16:20
Prix Alain du Breil - Course de Haies de Printemps (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf)
Auteuil (FR)
Date: Sun, 21 May 2023
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Very Soft
Surface: Turf
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Gala Marceau (FR) | 6 M | AVG | W P Mullins | 143 lbs | 104/10 | Won | Midfield - a little keen early on - smooth headway into second approaching 2 out - shaken up and led shortly after touching down - asserted on run to last - ridden and extended run-in - impressive | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Losange Bleu (FR) | 5 G | Elite | D Bressou | 148 lbs | 4/5F | 7 | Led - not fluent but lost little momentum 6th - mistake when pressed 2 out - soon ridden and headed - outpaced by eventual winner before last - kept on to hold clear second | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Zarak The Brave (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 148 lbs | 7/2 | 5 | Held up - took keen hold - still towards rear when ridden turning for home - began to improve approaching 2 out - went third before jumping last - kept on but no match for leading pair | ||
| 4th | 2 | Castellet (FR) | 5 G | Poor | M Seror | 148 lbs | 58/1 | 7 | Tracked leaders - jumped right and collided with rival 1st - still in contention turning for home - ridden and outpaced by leaders from 2 out - stayed on at one pace run-in | ||
| 5th | 1 | Lou Fast (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Robert Collet | 148 lbs | 33/1 | 3.5 | Raced in rear - improved a few positions after 4 out - pushed along but no further headway before 2 out - plugged on to snatch remote fifth | ||
| 6th | 10 | Joyeuse Roque (FR) | N/A | Poor | J Merienne | 143 lbs | 43/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - received bump jumping 1st - raced keenly thereafter - ridden and lost ground approaching 2 out - gradually weakened run-in | ||
| 7th | 8 | Enjoy The Dream (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Andrew McNamara | 143 lbs | 69/1 | .75 | Restrained towards rear - improved 5 out - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - no extra closing stages | ||
| 8th | 4 | Not Too Bad (FR) | N/A | Poor | A Chaille-Chaille | 148 lbs | 17/1 | 3 | Mid-division - driven and outpaced after 3 out - retreating when pecked on landing 2 out - no extra | ||
| 9th | 7 | La Haute Couture (FR) | N/A | Poor | Francois Nicolle | 143 lbs | 63/10 | 0.1 | Restrained towards rear - held together turning for home - soon no impression - never a factor | ||
| 99th | 3 | Jojo Lapin (FR) | 5 G | Poor | D Cottin | 148 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - did not jump with fluency - lost ground going down back straight - ridden and no impression after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out |