7 June 2020
Photo scoopdyga.com
Sunday, June 7, 2020, Compiègne. - An odds-on favourite at the start of the Hypothese Hurdle Race (Gr3), for her first attempt on a racecourse other than Auteuil, the 5-year-old mare L'Autonomie (Blue Brésil) dominated once again, beating her stablemate Staunton Street (Martaline), second at eight lengths, while further down, Porto Pollo (Manduro) finished well to steal third place to Pesk Ebrel (Enrique), who had tried to contest the lead to the winner all the way.
The three first home are trained by François Nicolle, who won this for the third consecutive year after the two victories of the now-retired De Bon Coeur.
Champion 4-year-old hurdler last year, L'Autonomie ended her 2019 season with five wins including the Renaud du Vivier 4yo Hurdle Race (Gr1). For her first test against aged horses, in March in the Juigné Hurdle Race (Gr3), she left Côtée Sud, also 5, and Galop Marin (Black Sam Bellamy), she beat them by six and thirteen lengths respectively, and again in the Léon Rambaud Hurdle Race (Gr2) lately. She's now won her 7 last races.
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.
The 2nd-placed Staunton Street, for his part, passed this test against the best after winning the Grande Course de Haies de Printemps Handicap Hurdle (Gr3).