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L’intégralité de l’interview de l’entraîneur gagnant Jean-Claude Rouget ici 

La réaction du jockey lauréat Gregory Benoist dans son intégralité

« Bertrand », le lad d’Avenir Certain s’exprime également

fonte: Equidia

Avenir Certain (third right): came down the centre of the course to win

 PICTURE: Scoop Dyga

Avenir Certain leading lady in Prix de Diane

Report: France, Sunday

Chantilly: Prix de Diane Longines (Group 1) 1m2½f, 3yo fillies

AVENIR CERTAIN followed up her Pouliches victory to remain unbeaten, streaking down the outside for Gregory Benoist to give trainer Jean-Claude Rouget a third French Oaks in the last six years.

 Chantilly (FR) Result, 15 Jun 2014. PRIX DE DIANE LONGINES (GROUP 1) (3YO FILLIES) (TURF) (3yo) (1m2f110y)       1m2½f Good

The French 1,000 Guineas winner avoided any traffic problems by coming down the centre of the track and was decisively on top of the finish, Benoist able to stand and celebrate in the saddle, while there was a bunched finish for the minor honours.

Last year’s winner of the Diane was subsequent Arc heroine Treve, and Avenir Certain is as big 16-1 for Europe’s richest race, with Treve 7-2 favourite to defend her title.

One of three leading contenders for the race, Avenir Certainwas towards the rear of the field, while Newmarket 1,000 Guineas victor Miss France sat prominently with favourite Shamkala just behind.

Maxime Guyon appeared to be in prime position tracking the pacesetting Local Hero, but found himself boxed in when the tempo quickened, and was briefly hampered when Local Hero started to weaken.

However, Guyon still had plenty of time to arrest the situation, and even with a clear run to the line, Miss France came up short.

Gregory Benoist celebrates winning the Prix de Diane on Avenir Certain

 PICTURE: Scoop Dyga

Shamkala, also unbeaten coming into the race, made her challenge, but like the rest of the field had no answer to Avenir Certain’s burst out wide, and finished fourth.

While Avenir Certain returned at 9-2, second went to 33-1 outsider Amour A Papa and third was 25-1 chance Xcellence.

A delighted Rouget said: “She always makes it so hard to watch! But I could see she was going well turning in and she is just a filly with “extra-extra.” She does it all. I’ve never seen a race like it, she reminds me of Zarkava.”

The great Zarkava won the race in 2008 for Alain de Royer-Dupre, and would go on to claim the Arc the same year, ending her career unbeaten in seven starts.

Also on Sunday

Chantilly: Prix du Lys Longines (Group 3) 3yo colts and geldings

GUARDINI (Jean-Pierre Carvalho/Christophe Soumillon) was allowed to dominate from the front and always had enough to repel any late challengers.

An unlucky loser at Longchamp last time, Guardini has now won two of his three starts, with the previously unbeaten Teletext coming with a late run to take second.

Chantilly: Prix Bertrand du Breuil Longines (Group 3)1m, 4yo+

BRITISH raiders Fire Ship and Empire Storm were out of luck as Pinturicchio (Elie Lellouche/Anthony Crastus) came with a decisive late run.

Empire Storm had taken the field along but was swamped late on with Spoil The Fun and Silas Marner filling the places.

fonte: RacingPost

Chantilly: Avenir Certain ancora lei. Suo anche il Prix de Diane G1, la quinta affermazione da imbattuta. Ora verso l’Arc..

 

 

Avenir Certain (Le Havre) ha fatto un altro passettino in avanti e, quasi nello scetticismo generale, ha riportato anche il Prix de Diane Longines G1 di Chantilly dopo aver vinto le Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1 di qualche settimana a Longchamp. La figlia di Le Havre (Noverre), proposta a 4/1, è rimasta così imbattuta in 5 uscite ed ha regalato a Jean-Claude Rouget la terza vittoria nelle Oaks G1 francesi in 6 anni. Bello l’abbraccio nel post gara con Simone Brogi, suo valido assistant trainer. Avenir ha dovuto superare alcuni problemi di traffico trovati nella prima parte di gara, Gregory Benoist ha anche rischiato qualcosina lungo il percorso, ma quando l’ha messa dritta in dirittura ecco che la campionessa si è messa a galoppare forte dall’esterno, finendo meglio di tutti con Benoist dritto in piedi sulla sella, sebbene la sua fosse ancora un filo scomposta. O almeno, galoppa in modo quantomeno particolare. IL VIDEO DEL PRIX DE DIANE QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO CLICCANDO QUI.

 

Nel solito arrivo a grappolo seconda è arrivata Amour A Papa (Montmartre) e terza Xcellence (Champs Elysees) mentre la favoritaShamkala (Pivotal) si è proposta bene ma non ha mai dato il cambio di marcia decisivo, mentre Miss France (Dansili) è finita quinta in parità con Ball Dancing (Exchange Rate), dopo aver fatto la sua progressione quasi da ferma considerato che appena entrata in retta si è trovata davanti un muro di cavalle.

 

Tornando ad Avenir: L’anno scorso a vincere fu Treve, poi dominatrice dell’Arc, e su quella scia è stata proposta a 16/1 per la corsa più ricca d’Europa. Jean Claude Rouget ha usato parole importanti descrivendo Avenir, dicendo che le ricorda l’incredibile Zarkava che vinse questa corsa nel 2008 e poi fece suo anche l’Arc.

 

fonte: RacingPost