Jandilla is the third leg of the Holy Trinity of bull breeders that regularly participate in Pamplona. Not in the bullring, but on the streets. The other two are, each for a different reason, Cebada Gago and Miura. And then there are others that spark curiosity and comments among the runners while doing their final stretches. "Will one of the Escolar bulls return to the pens again?".
In all three cases, what they have in common is the excitement. The first two due to the behavior of their animals, and the latter just by their presence. What a presence they have.
Today, the Jandilla bulls have shown why they have this reputation, both for their appearance and behavior, without concessions to posing or running for photographs. The most impressive stretch today was from the exit of the Estafeta curve. Until there, the six bulls arrived completely united, three black, two brown, and one colorao. But upon seeing open space ahead, they sought the exit, making it practically impossible to have a run in front of them. Four of the bulls led the pack, especially a brown one, which, without charging, strategically controlled the situation like a chess master.
The first casualty in this area was a young man wearing a Brazil shirt with the number 9 on his back, who collided with a gutter on the left sidewalk and was then knocked down by the bull.
Another was a man in a red shirt with the number 8. Definitely, these Jandilla bulls prefer letters. But they didn't shy away from other more classic outfits either: dressing traditionally did not prevent them from charging. One, two, three men knocked down consecutively by the brown bull leading the group and another black one following.
The key was the brutal speed of the Jandilla bulls. In fact, the first bulls entered the bullring pens two minutes after leaving the corrals. Like arrows. Fortunately, they did not charge with bad intentions. The issue was that even the best runners could not take more than four strides in front of the bulls before having to retreat or being pushed by their horns.
In any case, the most concerning goring occurred just at the entrance to the Town Hall. After a few uncomplicated meters in Santo Domingo, the bulls began to maneuver to overtake the oxen on the sides, as if they were F1 drivers. At that moment, a runner in a red shirt with the number 11 (again with the numbers) was thrown from the left fence as he withdrew from the race and came face to face with the brown bull, which delivered a brutal horn strike to his chest. The young man was taken to the hospital with chest trauma but without being gored.
In Telefónica, several runners were also knocked down, both in the middle of the street and in the extremely challenging area on the right side of the fence, but without major consequences.
Jandilla bulls for Juan Ortega, Roca Rey, and Pablo Aguado.