17:05 Compiegne
Du Carrefour Du Rond Royal Handicap
Flat
• 1800m
• €30,000
• 13
C
4 yrs
15-795
Consistent colt with sound references/form credentials, including a creditable last-start 5th on this course in an 1800m Quinte+ on 19 March. Keep safe
M Ali
€41,003
F
4 yrs
6669-8
Consistent for the most part and would've needed her comeback outing, when finishing 8th on PSF at Chantilly over 1500m. Capable of a lot better
Gousserie Racing
€34,422
G
4 yrs
6670-0
Made no impression (16th) in a 1600m PSF handicap at Chantilly on his reappearance from a 4-month absence on 5 March. Best watched for now
Haras Du Logis Saint Germ
€30,381
C
4 yrs
-42124
A model of consistency who hasn't finished worse than 4th in his last 14 appearances. Unlucky not to have achieved a better result when finishing 4th in a 1600m PSF handicap at Chantilly on 8 March
A Galdona Inurrategui
€73,139
F
4 yrs
/222-77
Consistent throughout 2023 but has finished 7th in both comeback outings this year, the latest in a 1600m conditions race on this course. Makes her handicap debut off an attractive opening mark
B Compignie/ V Devaux/ Dehez
€23,162
F
4 yrs
11309-
Won five consecutive races at a lower level from May to September last year but finished unplaced in consecutive handicaps in October and a 1600m handicap at Toulouse (9th) on 20 November
Mme Ma Bino
€43,910
G
4 yrs
210-42
Has regained his form/consistency in two comeback outings on the PSF this year, finishing 2nd over 2100m in a handicap at Chantilly on 1 March. Chief
Mme C Laffon-Parias
€37,669
G
4 yrs
01-000
Inconsistent and out of sorts at present but has dropped to a dangerously low mark. Finished 12th in a 1600m PSF handicap at Chantilly on 8 March
T Marechal
€39,373
C
4 yrs
1-3605
Consistent for the most part and did show signs of improvement last time when 5th in a 1600m turf claimer at Fontainebleau on 15 March. More needed
Jp Vanden Heede
€60,023
C
4 yrs
7586-6
Versatile and capable colt with sufficient means and sound references/form credentials. Finished 6th in a 1600m handicap on heavy ground at Fontainebleau on his reappearance (2 March) - one to note
Mme S Allouche
€23,520
G
4 yrs
83-404
Consistent for the most part and has sound references, including a last-start 4th behind ALCOTAN (7) on 1 March over 2100m on the PSf at Chantilly. Dark horse
Mme E Hebert
€26,961
G
4 yrs
04700-
Has shown his limitations in the handicaps, finishing unplaced in all 3 appearances in this category. Was soundly beaten (15th) in a 1900m PSF handicap at Chantilly on 14 November
G Augustin-Normand
€3,562
G
4 yrs
00000-
Another to have shown his limitations in the handicaps - unplaced in five consecutive appearances in this category. Was soundly beaten (16th) in a 1300m PSF handicap at Deauville on 6 December
Fellous/constantinidis/kuntzmann
€20,164
Race Overview
GOLDENSIM (4) has been a model of consistency throughout his career and was unlucky not to have won on the PSF last time at Chantilly. He is effective on turf and deserves to get his head in front again, so gets the nod ahead of ALCOTAN (7) despite the latter's lack of references on heavy ground. LINGOTTO (1) proved he has the means to be competitive in a race of this nature by finishing 5th in a recent Quinte+ event, so is capable of joining those rivals in the fight for victory. MY UNIVERSE (2) is out of sorts but not incapable of getting into the picture.
Selection:
4 - 7 - 1
