The Nobile Contrada del Nicchio with Elias Mannucci known as Turbine on Akida won the fourth race that took place this morning. Very fast and young move, at the moment of lowering the canape the run-up, the Bruco with Mattia Chiavassa on Brivido Sardo, was clearly outside the two ropes. Good start for Valdimontone with Jonatan Bartoletti known as Scompiglio on Ungaros, who then left the first position before the Casato alla Pantera curve with Enrico Bruschelli known as Bellocchio. On the last lap Nicchio took the lead and won the race. The Lupa districts were also involved, with Andrea Coghe known as Tempesta on Zenios who pushed in the first lap by setting the San Martino and the Casato, and the Civetta, with Federico Guglielmi known as Tamurè who set two corners of the Casato at a fast pace in the rear. However, the Giraffa, with Ardeglina and Gabriele Puligheddu, the Onda with Tabacco and Carlo Sanna known as Brigante, the Leocorno, with Ares Elce and Sebastiano Murtas known as Grandine who had some problems in the alignment and the Oca, with Giovanni Atzeni known as Tittia on Veranu.
This evening at 7.45pm the general test will take place with the following order of entry to the ropes, according to the ear number of the horses at the time of assignment: Oca, Valdimontone, Civetta, Nicchio, Giraffa, Pantera, Leocorno, Onda, Lupa and Caterpillar chasing each other. The dress rehearsal will be preceded by the Carabinieri Troop on horseback, while at 5.30pm the solemn procession will start from Palazzo Pubblico in the presence of the authorities to accompany Giovanni Gasparro’s Troop to the illustrious Collegiate Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano.
Photo credits Giulia Brogi
