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15:30 Auteuil (FR)

Grand Steeplechase De Paris - Grade 1

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 5f 181y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • €820,000 added
  • Winner: €516,600
  • 2nd: €164,000
  • 3rd: €82,000
  • 4th: €57,400
Weighed In
  • Off Time: 15:34:45
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Docteur De Ballon (FR)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Carriacou (FR)

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Galleo Conti (FR)

      50/1

        1
        Silk - Grey body, garnet striped, grey arms, garnet striped, garnet cap

        Figuero (FR)

        23 b C
        14/1
        • Form 123-53
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 166

        2
        Silk - light blue, pink hoops, light blue sleeves, light blue cap

        Carriacou (FR)

        32 CCD
        33/1
        • Form 4-1432
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 160

        3
        Silk - Red body, black epaulettes, red arms, black armlets, yellow cap

        Feu Follet (FR)

        23 C
        16/1
        • Form 32-142
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 166

        4
        Silk - Garnet body, rose braces, rose arms, garnet striped, rose cap, garnet striped

        Docteur De Ballon (FR)

        43 CCD
        3/1
        • Form F2/F112-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 176

        5
        Silk - blue body, light blue cross of lorraine, blue arms, light blue armlets, blue cap

        Eddy De Balme (FR)

        43 C
        80/1
        • Form 11-253
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 151

        6
        Silk - blue, yellow diamond hoop, diamonds on sleeves, diamond on cap

        Lord Du Mesnil (FR)

        43 b
        40/1
        • Form 2/4991P-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 149

        7
        Silk - Orange body, green spots, orange arms, green cap

        Ajas (FR)

        43 C
        5/1
        • Form 1-1211
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10
        • Official Rating 167

        8
        Silk - Red body, black epaulettes, red arms, black armlets, yellow cap

        Galleo Conti (FR)

        64 C
        50/1
        • Form 122-24
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-5
        • Official Rating 154

        9
        Silk - Red body, green star, green arms, red cap, green star

        Le Berry (FR)

        23 C
        Evens
        • Form 111-11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-5
        • Official Rating 168

        10
        Silk - Red body, white arms, red striped, red cap

        General En Chef (FR)

        32 C
        18/1
        • Form F36-41
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-5
        • Official Rating 152

        In depth

        Verdict

        A high-class renewal of this Grade 1. Carriacou won it in 2019 but DOCTEUR DE BALLON was closing on the leaders and still travelling well when unseating his rider. The latter made amends in last year’s delayed race, when Carriacou was only fourth behind placed horses Figuero and Feu Follet, and he ran a very satisfactory prep race here over a shorter trip behind Ajas, ridden today by Rachael Blackmore, with Eddy De Balme and Feu Follet behind. Le Berry easily beat Galleo Conti in a Grade 1 here in November and is now 7-7 over fences but this is the five-year-old’s toughest task to date. General En Chef upset Carriacou in a Listed case here last month but victory in this would be an even bigger surprise and English raider Lord Du Mesnil also looks up against it, though will love conditions having won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February in the mud.

        Formwatch

        Figuero (FR) (10-10) 3rd of 5, 20 1/4l behind Le Berry (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 6f (1) sft in Apr.

        Carriacou (FR) (11-4) 2nd of 7, 11l behind General En Chef (10-5) at Auteuil 2m 7f lst hvy in Apr.

        Feu Follet (FR) (10-10) 2nd of 5, shd behind Le Berry (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 6f (1) sft in Apr.

        Docteur De Ballon (FR) (11-2) 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Ajas (11-0) at Auteuil 2m 6f hvy in Apr.

        Eddy De Balme (FR) (10-5) 3rd of 6, 11 3/4l behind Ajas (11-0) at Auteuil 2m 6f hvy in Apr.

        Lord Du Mesnil (FR) 50-1 (10-6) Prominent, not fluent 5th, lost place before 18th, behind when pulled up before 21st, at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.

        Ajas (FR) (11-0) won at Auteuil 2m 6f hvy in Apr beating Docteur De Ballon (11-2) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

        Galleo Conti (FR) (10-1) 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Ajas (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 6f hvy in Mar.

        Le Berry (FR) (10-10) won at Auteuil 2m 6f (1) sft in Apr beating Feu Follet (10-10) by shd, 5 ran.

        General En Chef (FR) (10-5) won at Auteuil 2m 7f lst hvy in Apr beating Carriacou (11-4) by 11l, 7 ran.