Friday, November 14, 2008

German runners at Maisons-Laffitte

It has not beern a good week for German-trainers in France, and today´s races also look very tough. Main event at Maisons-Laffitte is a conditions race over a mile at 16.20, in which Mario Hofer´s Triple Beat (Jean-Pierre Carvalho) and Sascha Smcrzek´s Fareion (Stephane Pasquier) are engaged, but the opposotion is very strong, and André Fabre holds a strong hand with BaronUllmann´s Echoes Rock (Johan Victoire) and Quest for Honour, for whom Christophe Soumillon has surprisingly been booked. Kalawa (Waldemar Himmel/ Hana Mouchova) and More Applause (Hofer/ Katharina Werning) both run in the claiming race for 3yo fillies.

Betting forecast:
1.Race: Cocody - Bottle Green - Crinan
2.Race: Eternal Flash - Usseglio - Little Messi
3.Race: Surpressa - Tarry Not - Wicca
4.Race: Kalawa - Etranger - Treize Heureux
5.Race: Mythomane - Slipshod - Bereft
6.Race: Singapore Quest - Golden Giant - Festivaliere
7.Race: Echoes Rock - Triple Beat - Fareion
8.Race: Big Lion - Tartesos - Lord Run