19/02 : Criterium des Jeunes - The birth certificate

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19/02 : Criterium des Jeunes - The birth certificate

16/02/2012

The Criterium des Jeunes is the first Group I of a generation, and often the birth of large cracks. Vaillant Cash, Vigove, Véloce Gédé et Vigogne du Boulay are requested to call.

19/02 : Criterium des Jeunes - The birth certificate

It is well known: it is difficult to predict the future of a horse at 3 years. Too many dashed hopes, too many disappointments have marked the history of races to bet on a beginner, no matter how talented. These precautions known, remain an indisputable reality: Idéal du Gazeau , Ourasi , Général du Pommeau , Ready Cash and The Best Madrik all won the Criterium des Jeunes in their infancy.
A sufficient reason for us to look with curiosity and attention the 2012 edition which takes place on Sunday, February 19 at Vincennes: maybe a future crack lies in the grid. Among the names circulating for some months, Vaillant Cash , Véloce Gédé , Vanika du Ruel and Vigogne du Boulay seem most promising ....

Vaillant and Veloce

Great hope for this generation of V, Vaillant Cash will logically be the center of attention.
Since arriving in boxes of Franck Leblanc on December 28 last, the horse has not shown much, even scooping two disqualifications in the Prix Maurice de Gheest and Prix Paul Viel .
No panic: for his new coach, the son of Offshore Dream is a real crack. "In the Criterium des Jeunes, it will just be a matter of wisdom, he assures to Paris-Turf. I repeat, it will go better in the future." When you know the insolent success of Franck Leblanc in recent months, we are quite prepared to believe. The question is whether "the future" begins this Sunday...

Also present at the start of the two preparatory, Véloce Gédé will probably be another horse waited of the race. It is also the richest in males.
More than its win in the Maurice de Gheest (ideal course), we note first of all his second place in the Prix Paul Viel . In the final stretch, yet we feared the worst: jammed at the rope despite obvious resources, the horse has found the passage to 100m from the finish. But once the open field, what an action! This has even taken much for him to come pipped at the post the winner Valentin du Gîte .
If he is again worthy of his name, Véloce Gédé could shine in the Criterium des Jeunes .

Females in ambush

With reductions of mileage 1'15 "3 of 2,175 m (against 1'13" 8 for Vaillant Cash and Véloce Gédé ), the two females, Vanika du Ruel and Vigogne du Boulay , will obviously leave with disabilities.
But distrust: of the last ten editions of the race, four were won by fillies.
This year, Vanika du Ruel displays the largest bank account of the lot: if it is not the pure class of some of its rivals, her consistency speaks for herself.
In a race and at an age when the wrongdoers are still numerous, the seriously of the girl is to be considered.

Another filly, another profile: Vigogne du Boulay , it's a bit the Vaillant Cash of the lot.

As the resident of Franck Leblanc , the daughter of Défi d'Aunou has been faulty in her last two races. But, as it, also flew over his years of 2 years.
Finally, in the Prix Roquépine , she took the fourth place despite a nasty start.
Although she will not drived by his regular driver (Jean-Michel Bazire will finally drive Very Look ), there is no doubt that the Vicuna Boulay has a say in this first group I.