Granvillaise Bleue hard to beat

Paris-Vincennes, Tuesday, 6 June: The Prix Paul Delanoe (5th race/18.53 h/90,000 Euro/2175 m), which belongs to Group 3, is up for decision for older saddle trotters of the higher winning category in Vincennes today.

The star of the eleven-strong field is Granvillaise Bleue (Camille Levesque) from Pierre Levesque`s stable, who is worth over one million euros. She recently proved her strong form in the Prix Theophile Lallouet (Group 2). The seven-year-old easily beat Hirondelle du Rib (Jean Dersoir), who had already lost out to the Levesque mare in the Prix Henri Desmontils (Group 3) and the Prix de Cornulier (Group 1), by two and a half lengths. Happy and Lucky (Adrien Lamy) stands out with good placings. Her Group 1 victory in the Prix de Normandie over Hirondelle du Rib should also be noted. Go For The Gold (Matthieu Mottier) and Gef de Play (Anthony Barrier) are two in-form contenders, but they are competing in high class. Fire Cracker (Alexandre Abrivard) and Freeman de Houelle (Benjamin Rochard), on the other hand, are obviously feeling the strain of the past months, but are to be considered by class.