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Stats Guide for the Prix de l'Atlantique to be held on Saturday, 23rd April 2022.
Enghien's biggest race of the year has seen multiple international winners in recent years including from Norway (Looking Superb in 2019), Sweden (Moving On in 2015) and Italy last year with Vivid Wise As. Can trainer and driver Alessandro Gocciadoro keep his crown?...
| Horse | Positives | Negatives |
| Vitruvio | Only two DQ in a fourteen-start career | Unplaced in four attempts in this shoeing combinationOnly one place from eight autostart runs |
| Delia du Pommereux | Good track record of two placings and two wins from six visits to EnghienEnjoys this distance with two placings and three wins from six outings over 2150m.Third in this race last year | A nine-year-old has not won this race since 2006 (Jag de Bellouet)Has finished behind re-opposing rivals on last two starts |
| Alcoy | Strong barefoot profile of eighteen top three finishes from 32One from one at this course and distance | Three wins and two placings from seventeen mobile starts is not the best |
| Gu d'Heripre | One placing and one win from two track and trip outingsOnly five DQ from 33 career runs | Back up in grade and recently has struggled at the top levelTrainer and driver are only working at an average strike rate recently |
| Etonnant | Won the mobile G1 Grand Criterium de Vitesse Cote d'Azur (1609m) last timeSixteen top-three finishes when running barefoot from 36Second in this race last year | Trainer only at a 6% win strike rate in last 50 runnersWeak autostart record |
| Vivid Wise As | Highly consistent in past six starts with either finishing 1st or 2nd five times from last sixFifteen top-three finishes from 20 autostart outingsWon this race last year | Trainer only operating at an average strike rate recently (14% win rate in last 50 runners) |
| Rebella Matters | Two placings from two runs at this venueSix top-three finishes from twelve mobile attempts | Mixed form during the Vincennes Winter Meeting and is back up in class |
| Callmethebreeze | Execellent French career statistics of four placings and a win from six French runsPosted a good third in the G1 Sulky World Cup 4 Ans (2700m) at Vincennes two starts back | Youngest and least experienced runner in the line-upA four-year-old has not won this event since 1965 (USA trained, Elma) |
| Feydeau Seven | Good autostart record of two placings and six victories from fourteen mobile runs | Unplaced in two attempts over this tripStepping back up in level |
| Digne Et Droit | Driver operating at a solid 22% win strike rate in last 50 drivesFive top-three finishes from thriteen visits to Enghien | Massive grade jump from a Lisieux amateurs drivers walk up to the top levelUnplaced in last six outings |
| Express Jet | Promising course and distance profile of two placings from as many runsThree top-three finishes from five attempts at this trip | Sixteen overall career DQWeak autostart record of only five placings and a win from seventeen mobile runs |
| Hermine Girl | Unexposed over this jounrey with only three previous attempts | Unplaced in six visits to EnghienOnly one placing in last six starts |
