16:45 Mauquenchy
Prix Rocky De Longuerue - Smop Palettes - Monte
Trotting
• 2849m
• €24,000
• 12
C
6 yrs
6m5h0m5m4m5
Honest trotter making his first appearance since coming 5th of 7 finishers in a 2175m Vincennes Class F late-December. Is confirmed when fresh and racing barefoot will do his chances no harm. Minor place chance
B G Guerin
G
4 yrs
2m5m4mD-m7
Clearly rusty when 7th of 9 on comeback in a 2875m Enghien Class D late last month. Has evident ability but is still being conditioned and not an obvious choice
Ecurie Lucky 8 Racing
G
6 yrs
5m0-m8hDm9
Modest 9th of 10 in a 2875m Argentan Class D a week ago and has nothing going for him here. Disregard
Y Gervais
G
6 yrs
DhDhDhDhDm1
Won a 2750m Class G at La Capelle on 10 March, off the back of 7 straight sanctions, and can win again if Nathalie Henry keeps him trotting
Jerome Larquet
F
6 yrs
2mDm1-m6m1
Got new season off to a good start when successful in a 2700m Graignes Class F on 17 March. Takes on better elements this time but is still competitive for a place on the podium
Jean Travers
F
4 yrs
4m1-m1mDmD
Tricky but capable filly returning to the provinces after losing her action in a 2875m Enghien Class C on 15 March. Alexandre Angot onboard this time and can play a role if he keeps his filly's stride in check
Ecurie A & B Angot
F
4 yrs
3m4-m6m0mD
Sanctioned, at 80/1, in the mid-March race of reference. Has yet to reproduce last autumn's form but it is only a matter of time before she comes good again
L Barassin
F
6 yrs
0h0-h3h1h9
Surprisingly out of sorts when 9th of 18 in a 3125m Angers harness Class E. First time in the discipline but is unlikely to enjoy much of a change in fortune
A Reveillon
G
6 yrs
Dh7-hDhDhD
Talented but capricious type that was sanctioned in a 2450m Caen harness Class E last week. Has never finished a monte race unscathed and is not about to break the mould
Ecurie Marcillac
F
4 yrs
DhDhDmDm4m5
Beaten 5th in the Enghien race of reference, but is sure to be fit by now and can win this if she takes to the Mauquenchy profile
C Godard
F
4 yrs
2m1m0m7-m8
Last of 8 finishers, on first start back, in a 2875m Enghien Class C mid-March. Has a lot of ground to make up though and may be one race shy
Ecurie B
G
4 yrs
8mDm7-m3m6
Pleasant 6th of 8 finishers, on re-entry, in a 2875m Enghien Class C mid-March. Will have progressed for the run and, in this category, appears the principal danger to KOUBA D'OURVILLE (10)
Ecurie A Muidebled
Race Overview
Justifiably well-regarded at home, KOUBA D'OURVILLE (10) has been acquitting herself well of late and debuts at the venue with every chance of making it a winning one. If KARLSON PASS (12) can replicate his latest Vincennes performance, he will be able to give Paul Ploquin's mount a run for her money. ISTICIA JENILOU (5) picked up last month where she left off last season and despite a minor hike in category, should not be far from the action. It is always a risk backing INDIGODARCHE (4) but he seldom disappoints when applied and his recent monte success bodes well for his prospects.
Selection:
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