Weekly Round-Up of French Racing and Trotting - 4th November 2021.
Compiegne hosted their biggest day of the year featuring the G2 Grand Steeple-Chase de Compiègne (4100m). Chantilly, Vincennes, Nantes plus more feature.
Flat
| Date | Tuesday 26 October 2021 |
| Venue | Chantilly |
| Race | R2 – G3 Prix Miesque (1400m) |
| Type | For two-year-old fillies |
| Winner | Mangoustine |
| Jockey | Maxime Guyon |
| Trainer | Frédéric Rossi |
| Breeding | Dark Angel x Zotilla |
| Second | Txope |
| Third | Who Knows |
| Mangoustine remained unbeaten as the Dark Angel filly recorded a third consecutive victory last week at Chantilly. Having handled the drop down to 1400m in great style she made a winning debut at Deauville over 1600m before successfully tackling the same distance at Lyon-Parilly in the Listed Critérium de Lyon (1600m). A progressive filly who is one to note. | |
| Date | Tuesday 26 October 2021 |
| Venue | Chantilly |
| Race | R5 – G3 Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1200m) |
| Type | For three-year-olds and above |
| Winner | Egot |
| Jockey | Mickaël Barzalona |
| Trainer | André Fabre |
| Breeding | Invincible Spirit x Entertains |
| Second | Brad The Brief |
| Third | Mo Celita |
| Three-year-old colt, Egot followed up his Listed Prix Matchem (1400m) triumph at Saint-Cloud to record a fourth career success in seven outings. | |
| Date | Thursday 28 October 2021 |
| Venue | Longchamp (Very Soft) |
| Race | R5 – Listed Critérium de Vitesse (1000m) |
| Type | For two-year-olds only |
| Winner | Dizzy Bizu |
| Jockey | Théo Bachelot |
| Trainer | Stéphane Wattel |
| Breeding | Caravaggio x Izzy Bizu |
| Second | Favourite Child |
| Third | Elliptic |
| Only a head split the leading pair in the fast run Listed Critérium de Vitesse (1000m) with two-year-old daughter of Caravaggio, Dizzy Bizu recording a third career win from seven overall attempts and a first success at Longchamp. The drop-in class proved most effective after three creditable efforts in Group company. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Nantes (Heavy) |
| Race | R3 – G3 Prix de l'Avenir (2400m) |
| Type | AQPS G3 for three-year-olds only |
| Winner | Idéfixe du Moulin |
| Jockey | Dylan Salmon |
| Trainer | Nicolas Paysan |
| Breeding | Jeu St Eloi x Chica Paris |
| Second | Impérial Bédé |
| Third | Idée d'Etat |
| Three-year-old filly, Idéfixe du Moulin recorded a hat-trick as she gained winning Black Type status for the first time. She made all after setting an even pace and kicked clear on the home turn to score. Based on this performance is likeable and one for the notebook. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Nantes (Heavy) |
| Race | R4 – Listed Grand Prix de Nantes - 14ème Etape du Défi du Galop (2400m) |
| Type | For three-year-olds and above |
| Winner | Dato |
| Jockey | Alexis Pouchin |
| Trainer | Sascha Smrczek |
| Breeding | Mount Nelson x Dear Lavinia |
| Second | Palus Argenteus |
| Third | Weetamoo |
| Five-year-old horse, Dato kept up his solid and consistent form in 2021 after running well in Germany only two weeks before this triumph when second at Baden-Baden in the G3 Förderverein Baden Galopp Iffezheim (2000m). He once again showed plenty of ability with this winning run. The field ran extremely wide throughout with the winner on the outside rail proving strongest at the finish. | |
| Date | Sunday 31 October 2021 |
| Venue | Saint-Cloud (Heavy) |
| Race | R3 – Listed Prix Isola Bella - Fonds Européen de l'Elevage (1600m) |
| Type | For three-year-olds and above fillies and mares |
| Winner | Speak of The Devil |
| Jockey | Stéphane Pasquier |
| Trainer | Frédéric Rossi |
| Breeding | Wootton Bassett x Moranda |
| Second | Goldistyle |
| Third | Trixia de Vega |
| Speak of The Devil bounced back to best form on Sunday at Saint-Cloud winning for the fourth time in her career. She broke evenly from the starting stalls and ran close to the pace on the inside in third. She clearly enjoyed this significantly easier going clear for a three length triumph. | |
| Date | Sunday 31 October 2021 |
| Venue | Saint-Cloud (Heavy) |
| Race | R6 – Listed Prix Solitude (2000m) |
| Type | For three-year-old fillies |
| Winner | Shine For You |
| Jockey | Aurélien Lemaitre |
| Trainer | Stéphan Cerulis |
| Breeding | Siyouni x Lady Viola |
| Second | My Astra |
| Third | Baptisia |
| Three-year-old daughter of Siyouni, Shine For You found the winners enclosure for the second time in her career (a first in France) showing plenty of ability on the heavy ground to come from last to first. | |
Jump
| Date | Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Venue | Auteuil (Heavy) |
| Race | R3 – Listed Prix Triquerville (3500m) |
| Type | Chase, for four-year-olds only |
| Winner | Niko Has |
| Jockey | Bertrand Lestrade |
| Trainer | François Nicolle |
| Breeding | Great Pretender x Nice To Meet You |
| Second | Enki The Best |
| Third | Saint Patis |
| Niko Has maintained his promising record to gain winning Black Type status. He jumped excellently throughout and made his most notable move halfway when going from last to first as he entered the back straight. The four-year-old went through the gears in classy fashion and pulled away twelve lengths to be an impressive and unchallenged winner. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Compiègne (Very Soft) |
| Race | R2 – Listed Prix Dominique Sartini (3600m) |
| Type | Hurdle, for four-year-old only |
| Winner | Gallipoli |
| Jockey | Kévin Nabet |
| Trainer | David Cottin |
| Breeding | Gleneagles x Lockup |
| Second | Nuryadame |
| Third | Hakela du Seuil |
| Four-year-old son of Gleneagles, Gallipoli returned to hurdling with a win as he handled the step up in class to score narrowly. This was a third success in his career winning on course debut. David Cottin has the gelding in great form this season filling the frame in all three outings so far since September. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Compiègne (Very Soft) |
| Race | R5 – G2 Grand Steeple-Chase de Compiègne (4100m) |
| Type | Chase for five-year-olds and above |
| Winner | Amour du Mathan |
| Jockey | Pierre Dubourg |
| Trainer | Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé |
| Breeding | Saint des Saints x Swahilie du Mathan |
| Second | Flying Startandco |
| Third | Grandeur Nature |
| Six-year-old mare, Amour du Mathan continued progression toward peak form this campaign taking Compiègne's biggest race of the year last Saturday. The daughter of Saint des Saints was ridden close to the pace throughout and jumped the obstacles well showing a professional attitude. Trainer, Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé enjoyed a first and third in the highlight race. The winning mare was still on the bridle approaching the final fence and pulled clear for a one and three-quarter length success. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Compiègne (Very Soft) |
| Race | R7 – Listed Prix de Besançon (3800m) |
| Type | Hurdle for five-year-olds and above |
| Winner | Porto Pollo |
| Jockey | Bertrand Lestrade |
| Trainer | François Nicolle |
| Breeding | Manduro x Silky Steps |
| Second | Becquarainbow |
| Third | Berjou |
| Six-year-old gelding, Porto Pollo went one place better on seasonal return after a runner up effort at Auteuil tackling the Listed Prix Dawn Run Hurdle (3900m) in June. Jockey, Bertrand Lestrade settled the winner just worse than midfield throughout with a sensible pace being set by Garkapstar on the testing ground conditions. He jumped the last hurdle in style and demonstrated good pace up towards the line. | |
| Date | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Venue | Nantes (Heavy) |
| Race | R8 – Listed Prix Président Michel Bodiguel - Grand Steeple-Chase de Loire-Atlantique (4300m) |
| Type | Chase for five-year-olds and above |
| Winner | Dindin |
| Jockey | Armel Lotout |
| Trainer | Pierre-Jean Fertillet |
| Breeding | Balko x Taguy Star |
| Second | Fines Ailes |
| Third | Savoyard |
| Eight-year-old gelding, Dindin bounced back from a fall at the same venue in September to record a tenth career victory. He was settled in midfield early on and made his big race move with 1000m to go opening up by six lengths as he jumped the Bull-Finch. His lead from then was only increasing until the final 100m when tiredness was visible but he prevailed. | |
Trotting
| Date | Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Venue | Vincennes |
| Race | R1 – G3 Prix Pierre Van Troyen (2700m) |
| Type | Driven for four- and five-year-olds only |
| Winner | Hussard du Landret |
| Driver | Benoît Robin |
| Trainer | Benoît Robin |
| Breeding | Bird Parker x Anakine Du Bellay |
| Second | Grand Art |
| Third | Hadès de Vandel |
| Hussard du Landret maintained his good form and gained a further Group success after winning two outings before in the G3 Prix de Clermont-Ferrand (2700m) in September. The four-year-old made eye-catching headway in the final 800m and was in a great position as he entered the home straight to deliver the strongest effort and just get up in time. | |
| Date | Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Venue | Vincennes |
| Race | R5 – G3 Prix Louis Cauchois (2200m) |
| Type | Driven for two-year-old colts and geldings only |
| Winner | Just A Gigolo |
| Driver | Franck Nivard |
| Trainer | Philippe Allaire |
| Breeding | Boccador de Simm x Blue Valentine |
| Second | Joyner Sport |
| Third | Juninho Dry |
| Under the floodlights on the inner track, Philippe Allaire had a one-two as Just A Gigolo showed good acceleration down the home straight to make all the running and remain unbeaten in four starts. This progressive colt is one to keep in mind. | |
| Date | Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Venue | Vincennes |
| Race | R6 – G3 Prix Marcel Dejean (2200m) |
| Type | Driven for two-year-old fillies only |
| Winner | Jet Set Bond |
| Driver | Jean-Michel Bazire |
| Trainer | Jean-Michel Bazire |
| Breeding | Prodigious x Royal Crown |
| Second | Jazzy Perrine |
| Third | Joy To Gis |
| Jet Set Bond caught the eye last Friday night when maintaining a very promising career profile of now two wins and three places from six outings as the filly ran with solid pace at the end of the event to go past the pace setter and win in dominating style. This was her first Group success. | |
| Date | Sunday 31 October 2021 |
| Venue | Lyon-Parilly |
| Race | R8 – G3 Grand Prix du Centre-Est - Gontran de Noblet (2850m) |
| Type | International Driven for six- to ten-year-olds |
| Winner | Cleangame |
| Driver | Jean-Michel Bazire |
| Trainer | Jean-Michel Bazire |
| Breeding | Ouragan de Celland x Red Bell |
| Second | Cristal du Lupin |
| Third | Crack Money |
| Only a small but select field contested the Lyon-Parilly feature on Sunday, but the star of the show, Cleangame came from last to first when he made his big move with a circuit to run. Jean-Michel Bazire and Jean-Paul Gauvin kept fighting for the leading position down the far side but the winner kept that position in the final 800m. The nine-year-old did not win by far but did get the job done achieving a five timer and a 41st overall career win. | |
