Prix Jean Stern Chase - Grade 2 2m 5f 191y

  • (4yo, 2m 5f 191y, 6 runners)
  • Winner €91,350 2nd €29,000 3rd €14,500 4th €10,150
  • Going: Very Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Off time: 15:36:29
Full result
Result 15:25 Auteuil
Pos Horse Distance/th> Odds
1st 5 Gardons Le Sourire 11/2
2nd 6 Road Senam 3½ 9/2

Racecard

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR
1 6211-3
Light Green and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves and cap Dream Wish (FR) 71
  • T:D Bressou
  • J:M Regairaz
  • Form: 6211-3
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-10
  • OR:
4 150 10-10 D Bressou M Regairaz
2 5535-1
White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap King Edward (FR) 71
  • T:A Chaille-Chaille
  • J:P Dubourg
  • Form: 5535-1
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-7
  • OR:
4 147 10-7 A Chaille-Chaille P Dubourg
3 7422-2
Red body, black epaulettes, red arms, black armlets, yellow cap Al Cuarto (FR) 71
  • T:G Macaire
  • J:B Lestrade
  • Form: 7422-2
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-3
  • OR:
4 143 10-3 G Macaire B Lestrade
4 3134-6
Garnet body, green arms, purple cap Mauricius (FR) 83
  • T:J Larrigade
  • J:B Fouchet
  • Form: 3134-6
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-3
  • OR:
4 143 10-3 J Larrigade B Fouchet
5 16112-
Red body, white arms, red striped, red cap Gardons Le Sourire (FR) 208
  • T:G Leenders
  • J:C Lefebvre
  • Form: 16112-
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-3
  • OR:
4 143 10-3 G Leenders C Lefebvre
6 4223-4
Grey body, garnet striped, grey arms, garnet striped, black cap Road Senam (FR) 71
  • T:F Nicolle
  • J:A Zuliani
  • Form: 4223-4
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-3
  • OR:
4 143 10-3 F Nicolle A Zuliani

Non Runners

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR
7 3F5F-2
Autour De Minuit (FR) 77
  • T:F Nicolle
  • J:T Chevillard
  • Form: 3F5F-2
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 10-3
  • OR:
4 103 F Nicolle T Chevillard

In depth

Verdict

King Edward sprang a surprise in the Grade 3 Prix Duc d’Anjou here in March, beating Al Cuarto by three-quarters-of-a-length with the penalised Dream Wish a close-up third and Road Senam fourth. That was a first victory for the winner but he is by no means certain to confirm the form with those behind on worse terms, particularly Guillaume Macaire’s charge. Autour De Minuit is still a maiden but getting closer but GARDONS LE SOURIRE is almost certain to make further progress as a four-year-old. He produced two solid runs over the larger obstacles at Compiegne in the autumn having won a hurdle in good style here previously.

Formwatch

Autour De Minuit (FR)(10-7) 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Falstaff (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 1f hvy in Mar.

Gardons Le Sourire (FR)(11-2) 2nd of 7, 10l behind The Revenant (11-2) at Compiegne 2m 1f lst hvy in Oct.

Road Senam (FR)(10-3) 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind King Edward (10-3) at Auteuil 2m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Mar.

Dream Wish (FR)(10-12) 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind King Edward (10-3) at Auteuil 2m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Mar.

Al Cuarto (FR)(10-3) 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind King Edward (10-3) at Auteuil 2m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Mar.

King Edward (FR)(10-3) won at Auteuil 2m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Mar beating Al Cuarto (10-3) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Mauricius (FR)(10-7) 6th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Galant Du Chenet (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f gd in Feb.