Twilight qualifies nicely at Caen 1.19.2 (2.7.5 mr)

She is wonderfully calm in all situations ( rather like uncle Orlando) and was smartly away (second from right), sat outside the leader until the 1000m and then went clear to win easily. The next five also met the 1.22.0 criterion, so it wasn't a bad heat. Debuts at Caen in a 2200m autostart on Saturday, drawn 10.

SIERRA third at 90/1

Readers of the blog would have ignored her Vincennes run on Tuesday night when she never got clear and the plugs and blinds were never pulled. But there are not many of them (!) so she was sent out at the ridiculous odds of 90/1 (given her Mauquenchy third) and finished a progressive third (13.70 for a place). She was less happy right-handed after racing twice left-handed and you will see from the video that she was on one rein in the straight and couldn't be driven out, so could have been even closer. Very good news is that she has learned to drop the bit and stop pulling (it seems), so we look forward to a 2150m autostart at Enghien on 8th october.

Sierra at Mauquenchy

Video of Sierra winning at Sille-le-Guillaume

Great pic of Sierra winning at Vibraye

PORTO's valiant 3rd

Safely away after false start, big run 3 wide down straight and round turn, got to lead on final bend and led into straight but winner came past decisively; fought back from fourth to miss second by inches.

SIERRA follows up at Vibraye

Smartly away as usual, mid-field, came up outside leaders with round to go, accepted trail when one of them wanted to keep lead, pulled out from behind in straight and won by length.

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Videos available

The two Normandie trotting federations now provide videos on line
Basse Normandie http://www.lescourseshippiquesbassenormandie.com/
Here is Sierra finishing 4th at Ranes (2 August, course 2)



Haute Normandie and Ile de France videos are at http://www.courseschevaux.fr/video.php
Sierra at Saint Aubin de Elbeuf 21/6 course 6 (badly interfered with down the back)
Sierra at le Neuborg 12/7 course 2 (loses 50m at start and hits bad patch in straight)

SIERRA succeeds at Sille - Bravo Marion!

Sierra is still quite nervous, but Marion had her away very well and she had made up her 25 metres handicap within 200m, was outside the leader after 400, and in front soon after. She led comfortably until Marion pulled the plugs on the final bend, when she immediately went clear by 5 lengths and held this advantage down the straight without being under any pressure.