Jérôme Andreu

Freshman Sire Chachnak Off the Mark at Vittel

Haras de la Gastine resident Chachnak (Fr) (Kingman {GB} became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Jerome Andreu-trained son Baliros (Fr) made a winning debut in Thursday's Prix Bernard Chabot (Grand Criterium des 2 Ans de Vittel) at Vittel. 3rd-Vittel, €12,500, Mdn, 7-25, 2yo, 8fT, 1:48.91, sf. BALIROS (FR) (c, 2, Chachnak {Fr}--Balinaise {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) raced off the pace in eighth through the initial fractions of this debut. Urged closer rounding the home turn, the 29-10 second choice improved into fourth with 350...

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Wootton Bassett's Wootton Verni Takes The Greffulhe

Last seen finishing runner-up in the Listed Prix Maurice Caillault at Chantilly in March, Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois and Jean-Claude Seroul's Wootton Verni (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) stepped up to land Monday's G3 Prix Greffulhe and survive a subsequent inquiry at Saint-Cloud. Tackling 10 1/2 furlongs for the first time under Cristian Demuro, the 9-2 shot, who holds an entry in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, was anchored last of the quartet early before being launched wide of the duelling Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) and Casapueblo (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) to...

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