Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice in Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cagnes-sur-Mer, Sunday 8 January: After three Listed races, the Group 3 Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice (6th race/14.50/154,000 Euros/4600m) will be held today in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The Steeple-Chase gathers twelve participants at the start. At the dress rehearsal here in the Prix Jean Gailly de Taurines (Classe 1), Garkapstar (Adrien Merienne) gave the higher rated Sans Bruit (Kevin Nabet) a clear rebuff. This time a reversal of form seems possible as the weights have shifted in favour of the underdog. The same picture is emerging between Le Mans (Nicolas Gauffenic) and Jimble Moon (Felix de Giles), who ran in a quinté handicap on 12 December. The latter won with a ten-pound lighter tag ahead of the Windrif protégé, who was down a pound today. Suroit (Josef Bartos) started the new year victoriously and must not be missed in any consideration, which also applies to Iceo Madrik (Dylan Ubeda), who surprised when third in last year`s Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (Group 1).