Vincennes

An absolute treasure in this branch of the game, IMPALA DE VAL (9) runs barefoot for his return to the capital and looks set to take all the beating. Benjamin Rochard can nonetheless expect to encounter resistance from a similarly barefoot IDEALE DU CHENE (12) who also got some work into him at Angers, and the barefoot EROS ZOLA (4) who will be barefoot for his first objective of the spring. KAPAULA DE L'EPINE (7) was eliminated in the Gr.1 Prix des Centaures, when assured 2nd, after having won the Gr.1 Prix de l'Ile-de-France in early-February, and with application will be no soft touch.