18 May. GER. Badener Meile. G3. Baden Baden. 1.600 mts. Turf. 50.000 €
1.- WIESENPFAD (A.Vries)
2.- SANTIAGO (A.Suborics)
3.- WAKY LOVE (J.Lermyte)


Wiesenpfad (Waky Nao) came with a dynamic run up the inside to land the G.3 Badener Meile at Baden-Baden this afternoon.

Always dangerous over a mile, and particularly at Baden-Baden the Waldemar Hickst-trained five year-old certainly didn’t let down.

After an initial scramble for the lead, the consistent Black Out (Second Set) set a strong pace and was soon followed by Molly Max (Big Shuffle), Mharadono (Sharp Prod) and Waky Love (Royal Dragon). Favourite Santiago (Highest Honor) was content to remain towards the rear.

Coming into the stretch Black Out’s three lengths lead was soon whittled down by Terry Hellier and Molly Max but Wiesenpfad came flying up the inside and took a further 2½ length lead in a matter of strides. Santiago, running up the outside, made up ground but could never catch Wiesenpfad who won comfortably.

Waky Love finished third with Molly Max a neck further back in fourth. Smokejumper (Big Shuffle) was fifth.