Open match in the Grand Prix Angers

Angers, Wednesday, 5 April: With the opening Grand Prix Angers Loire Metropole (1st race/13.50 h/60,000 Euro/3100 m) the main event will be decided right away today at the Hippodrome d`Angers. The Group 3 test is divided into three ribbon divisions and the participants with the highest allowance will have a correspondingly difficult time, especially as there are some strong opponents in the front third.

First and foremost Halicia Bella (Antoine Wiels), who recently finished a strong third in Laval ahead of Galet Sted (Charles-Antoine Mary), among others, for whom two victories from the winter in Bordeaux speak. Echo de Chanlecy (Tony Le Beller), who is burdened with a simple allowance, meets the first two a bit more favourably this time, moreover, the nine-year-old is not brought forward by the trainer, which makes him even more promising. Happy Valley (Jean-Philip0pe Dubois) pleased in the winter meeting with three strong honours at the highest level. In her last appearance in the Prix du Bois de Vincennes (Group 3) she finished behind Doux Parfum (Yoann Lebourgeois), who had a fine win against similar competition in Cagnes-sur-Mer this year. Granvillaise Bleue (Pierre Levesque) deserves a mention as a figurehead in the saddle business. In front of the sulky, the seven-year-old is by far not to be assessed as strong, moreover, she has to cope with a 50-metre handicap.