A review of the Prix Hubert de Navailles, which saw the return of Theleme after an absence of 2 years.

"It would be a mistake to write him off as a fluke just because of his SP, but how this run translates to open company against older horses is impossible to predict at this stage".

There are plenty of better races to watch this week both in France and of course at Cheltenham, but I would also add that there is some benefit to spending a few minutes looking at the principles in Sundays AQPS race at Machecoul.

"As older horse maidens go, this wasn’t the worst by any means and the only horse to take out of it would be Serenissimus".

"I don’t think the performance of Silius should be underestimated and if there is a horse in this year’s Prix Altipan that is capable of making his mark at a higher level, it is him".