Our opinion: HIP HOP HAUFOR (3)
Winner of the Prix de Bretagne at the start of winter, this hard-working horse should enjoy the course offered. If all goes well, he has the means to climb to the top step of the podium.
Race analysis
A very hard-working horse, Hip Hop Haufor (3) should appreciate the long-term course offered. Author of a fine performance in the Prix d’Amérique, he might offer Christian Bigeon a second victory in the Prix de Paris, thirty-one years following Vivier de Montfort. Surprising winner of the Critérium des 5 ans last summer, Hussard du Landret (5) has since continued to confirm that he has his place in the elite of world trotting. Impressive in the queen event, Ampia Mede Sm (11) brilliantly won her first Group 1 in the Prix de France and seems able to get on the podium once once more. Hooker Berry (13) was heroic on the last Sunday in January. With the return of Jean-Michel Bazire to his sulky, he should fight for the first places like the richest Flamme du Goutier (14), capable of finishing his career very strong. Barred for success, Hohneck (12) nevertheless showed remarkable regularity at this level and will have legitimate claims. In recent weeks, Fado du Chêne (10) has proven that he has the means to shine in this specialty. Presented in race mode, it is a very attractive outsider like Hokkaido Jiel (4), which remains on two pleasant successes in a lower category.