17:27 Pornichet
Airbus Handicap - AWT
Flat
• 2099m
• €17,000
• 9
F
4 yrs
71032-
Confirmed the form/improvement of her first PSF appearance (3rd) at Lyon-La Soie by finishing 2nd in a course-and-distance Class 3 conditions here on 29 December behind SHALOHA (2) - be involved
Ferracini
€6,103
F
4 yrs
46071-
Bounced back to form with a reassuring course-and-distance victory in a Class 3 conditions race here on 29 December. Candidate for success off an unchanged mark
C Guimard/g Nicot/ec Des Sables
€27,439
G
4 yrs
00175-
Well-beaten 5th on this course in her first Pornichet appearance on 29 December in a 2400m claimer. Should fare better dropped in the weights/ratings
A Don/d Macauliffe
€17,179
G
4 yrs
84284-
Consistent 9-start maiden with sound references/form credentials on turf. Absent since finishing 4th in a 2200m Class 3 at Clairefontaine on 24 August but respected on his reappearance/PSF debut
Mme O Fau
€19,580
C
4 yrs
0853-1
Wasn't winning out of turn when opening his account at Deauville last time in a 1900m PSF handicap on 4 January. A 2,5kg penalty shouldn't halt his momentum, especially with this trip likely to suit
B Drouin/mme P Brandt
€14,047
F
4 yrs
34275-
Experienced filly few PSF references - unplaced in all 3 starts on this surface but didn't go unnoticed when 5th in a course-and-distance conditions race on 29 December. Place chance
Mme M Bruere
€19,707
G
4 yrs
0230-7
Finished on the podium in consecutive course-and-distance handicaps but unplaced in back-to-back subsequent starts at this venue, the latest (7th) on 5 January over 2400m. Can do better
Sarl Groupe Kr
€16,761
F
4 yrs
49896-
Yet to find the frame in 8 appearances but didn't go unnoticed when finishing 6th on this course over 1700m on 22 December. Improvement needed stretching out to this distance
T Revy
€2,104
F
4 yrs
376-8
Caught the eye when 3rd on debut at Niort in October but finished unplaced in 3 subsequent starts, all on this course - the latest (8th) on handicap debut over 2400m on 5 January. Others preferred
J Dupont-cariot
€0
Race Overview
ASRIEL (5) won at Deauville in a manner that suggests he can follow up under a 2,5kg penalty, eased by his rider's claim. SHALOHA (2) bounced back to form last time winning over the course & distance ahead of some of today's rivals and can go well again under the penalty. SCIANTOSA (1) wasn't far off the former in that specific race and is short list material too. SHIRBAWI (4) is an intriguing candidate on debut on this surface and returning from a break.
Selection:
5 - 2 - 1
