Compiègne Hurdle Race Report: Nothing stops L’Autonomie
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Auteuil. - Autumnal return of the best French hurdlers at Auteuil, the Compiègne Hurdle Race (Gr3) was the scene of a new demonstration of L'Autonomie (Blue Brésil), who won for her comeback this season, over 19.5f, for the eighth consecutive time ...
Bred by Catherine Coiffier, the 5-year-old mare led from the start, followed like a shadow by the winner of the last two editions of the race, Galop Marin (Black Sam Bellamy), also his senior by three years, who was carrying 11lbs, whereas the favourite was carrying 9lbs. She beat him by some nine lengths, though, that she finally put between herself and him by the time she crossed the wire, 5-year-old Porto Pollo (Manduro), her stablemate at François Nicolle's, inserting himself in second place at eight lengths, he who won the La Barka Hurdle Race (Gr2) in her absence and here confirmed his "second-best" status.
El Gringo (Kamsin) avoided early fights and finished fourth at twelve lengths.
More than ever, L'Autonomie is the big favourite of the two main French hurdling events this Autumn, the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Gr1), over 5,100m (25.5f) on October 17, and the Grand Prix d'Automne Hurle Race (Gr1), on November 29 over 3m.
L’Autonomie is out of L’Automne (Kahyasi), winner of a single flat race in 18 attempts and claimed € 12,000 by Catherine Coiffier after finishing seventh for her last public appearance. Her dam L'Authie (Linamix), a sister of the Prix Royal-Oak (Gr1) 3rd Cléty (Sillery), finished third of the Prix Renaud du Vivier Hurdle (Gr1) and notably gave La Canche (Le Havre), a Listed-placed over the flat.
After L’Autonomie, L’Automne gave two Diamond Boy colts. The elder, now a gelding, was sold for € 30,000 to John Daniel Moore at Arqana Summer sales in 2018.