Lion d’Angers Grand Prix (Robert de Cholet Prize) (Class 1): Bemer flees at the right time

Courses / 28.07.2022

Lion d’Angers Grand Prix (Robert de Cholet Prize) (Class 1)

Bemer flees at the right time

Winner, on his second outing, of his Maiden over 2,000m in Lyon-Parilly, May 5, bemer (Soldier Hollow) was then deemed worthy to be fielded at the start of the 187th Sparkasse KolnBonn Union-Rennen (Gr2) in Germany. Unable to do better than a seventh and last place that day, the pupil and representative of Avatara SA returned to France. On July 14 at Longchamp, in the Prix du Champ de Mars (Class 1), Bemer was third, finishing still a clear distance from the promising cute (Siyouni). But on Thursday, in the Lion d’Angers Grand Prix (Robert de Cholet Prize) (Class 1), he had an interesting entry. Taken back from the start, the resident of Andrea Suborics let the storm pass at the head of the race. In the line opposite, seeing that the race had slowed down significantly, his jockey, Eddy Hardouin, made the decision to move forward, and it was certainly at this precise moment that he won the race! Entering the straight line two lengths ahead of his rivals, Bemer was no longer joined. Behind him, alone Anobe (Anodin) made up some ground in the final phase. It fails at three quarter length for success. Five lengths further, Eagle Rose (Wings of Eagles) is third. Disappointing, Titanium (Zarak) et Bougainvillier (Myboycharlie) end up in the distance…

2,000m is his sport

Still on horseback, the winning jockey, Eddy Hardouin, confided on Equidia: “Before the coup, I hadn’t really received any specific orders. We went pretty fast, but once the racing pace calmed down in the opposite line, I made the decision to move on. Bemer is a tough colt. The distance of 2,000m is really optimal for him. In the future, I think he will be able to shine on the PSF, but also on very flexible tracks. Today, the track was still quite false, it was not really an advantage for him. »

His mother is a Listed winner in Germany

Bred by his owners, Avatara SA, Bemer was bought back for €45,000 at the Arqana October yearling sale. He is a son of Soldier Hollow (In the Wings), stationed at Gestüt Park Wiedingen, et de Beautiful Syrian (Golan), winner of the Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Mulheim (L, females, 2,200m). Bemer is the fourth product of the latter, which has already given Bitcoin (Soldier Hollow), fourth Listed in Germany then winner of two hurdle races, one in Germany and the other in the Republic tcheck. The broodmare also has a 2 year old, Dschingis Spectre (Dschingis Secret), and Genghis River (Dschingis Secret), un yearling.

The second mother, Bela M (Ela Mana Mou), notably won the Nereide-Rennen Preis der Mitglieder (L, mares, 2,000m), but she also finished second in the Deutscher Herold-Preis (Gr3, 2,200m) and third in the Prix Fille of the Air (Gr3). In addition to Belle Syriane, she gave Brisk Breeze (Monsun), winner of the Harvest Stakes (L, fillies, 2,400m) and the Park Hill Stakes (Gr2, 2,900m).

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