by Thomas Hedlund

Matthieu Abrivard’s Gaspar de Brion (Singalo) conquered some well-merited trotters in the $105,000 Grand Prix Anjou-Maine in his start prior to Wednesday’s $190,000 Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest in Toulouse, France.

Abrivard gave his horse a ground saving trip on the inside, while the strong Jean-Michel Bazire duo of Elie de Beaufour and Hooker Berry surrounded him. Elie de Beaufour in front controlled the race and seemed to be home stretch free as the field turned for home, but Jean-Michel Bazire’s trotter left an open stretch as he winged out in the two wide path and pocket sitter Gaspar de Brion could sprint and bested the leader on the inside.

The mile rate over 1.6 miles was 1:59.2.

DERBY WINNER TO MILAN

The classic 3-year-old race the $310,000 Orsi Mangelli is traditionally held in Milan, Italy on Nov. 1 and it looks like Italy’s dominant trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro will have an interesting day at work.

There are never any guarantees that a trainer wins a race just because the number of his participants is big, but when the Orsi Mangellis is raced on Wednesday, Gocciadoro will have in total seven horses in two elimination heats.

Fresh Derby winner Expo Wise As (Ready Cash) will be the probable favorite to win the Orsi Mangelli over 1,600 meters and Gocciadoro has chosen to drive the horse himself. Five horses from each elimination will enter the final the same afternoon.

ORSI MANGELLI — HEAT 1

Horse — Sire — Driver

1. Encantador Laksmy — Bold Eagle — Pietro Gubellini

2. East Asia — Ready Cash — Andrea Farolfi

3. Faen Trot — Readly Express — Tommaso Gambino

4. Energy King Gar — Wishing Stone — Enrico Bellei

5. Eva Kant Gio — Vivid Wise As — Andrea Guzzinati

6. Elleboro Dr — Oasis Bi — Antonio Di Nardo

7. Edy Girifalco Gio — Victor Gio — Santo Mollo

8. Enock — Vivid Wise As — Marco Stefani

9. Espresso Italia — Maharajah — Edoardo Baldi

10. Expo Wise As — Ready Cash — Alessandro Gocciadoro

11. Executiv Jet — Face Time Bourbon — Roberto Vecchione

12. Eolo Jet — Wishing Stone — Federico Esposito

ORSI MANGELLI — HEAT 2

Horse — Sire — Driver

1. Etereo Jet — Igor Font — Gennaro Amitrano

2. Ernest Jet — Oasis Bi — Santo Mollo

3. Eminem Font — Ringostarr Treb — Marco Stefani

4. Ehlert Par — Ruty Grif — Antonio Di Nardo

5. Elite d’Arc — Love You — Roberto Vecchione

6. Event Horizon — Daguet Rapide — Filipp Rocca

7. Ectot Francis — Gaetano Di Nardo

8. Everything Bi — Varenne — Alessandro Gocciadoro

9. Cincinnati Beach — International Moni — Micha Brouwer

10. Ezechiele Lud — Victor Gio — Edoardo Loccisano