"There have been a few false dawns for Wimbledon Hawkeye supporters, most notably when he won in the US around this time last year, but I really think he has now turned the corner and matured into the horse he always threatened to be".

"I think there will be more improvement to come and eye-catching entries in the Prix Morny and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere would suggest that his connections feel the same".

"If there is a future Group 1 winner in this 5 runner field, I think it is most likely to be him".

"He is one of the better prospects to have come out of the summer meetings and I do expect him to prove that if he is switched to Paris later in the year".

"I think he is more likely to make his mark over fences in a couple of years time than be a Triumph hurdle contender. However, he is one of a number of talented French youngsters that have joined the champion trainer this summer and is worthy of note for that point alone".

"The ground seems unlikely to turn against her any time soon and a shot at a better race than this, with her entry in the Prix Morny the most obvious target, does not seem beyond the realms of possibility".

"She will have had an excellent grounding as a juvenile, so there are plenty of reasons for the O’Neill team to be optimistic about her future".

"This was a 3rd Group 1 success for the 6-year-old son of Al Mourtajez and I will be very surprised if he is not able to add to that before the year is over".

"Given that he has joined Gavin Cromwell, he is now on my “Fred Winter possibilities” list and I expect him to make his mark in a handicap at some point".

"He is a grandson of the great Zarkava and the Aga Khan Stud have enjoyed such incredible success with this family that it can’t be entirely surprising to find that he has proven to be a pattern class performer".

The bare result was enough to make me put a question mark next to this form in my notebook and whilst Mazzala may improve against better horses next time out, he may well be a shorter price than he should be because of the series of 1s next to his name.

"He is a good example of the value that can be found in the French Provinces and with the benefit of more experience, I think he has the potential to make up into a fair handicap hurdler".

"If his price were to hold at 2/1 or better, then I think that would make him a bet because he is a proven Group 1 performer running in a Listed race "

"He will now need to step out of 3-year-old company, but both his stamina and his willing attitude should stand him in good stead and at this point, he would look to be the best of the Classic generation in the UK".

"He is certainly promising and until his form proves otherwise, I would imagine that his new connections are of the opinion that he will prove to be a graded class performer this year"

"For the 2nd race in a row he has produced a career best performance over a 7 furlong trip and that is where I think he should remain for now".

There will be plenty of big name purchases on the list this year and as hard as Dan Skelton and his team have worked to recruit horses in the last 2 years, I still get the overriding sense that Willie Mullins simply does it better. However, if we take Closutton out of the equation, then there is no doubt in my mind that the best recruitment is going on at the Skelton yard and I have a small hunch that in securing SACRE CHEF, they might have recruited a talented horse. The for

"I’m going to just park the “G” next to his name for a moment and talk about the impressive debut that Operator made at Clairefontaine on Monday afternoon under Mickael Barzalona".

She earned €16,012 for this victory at Clairefontaine and there is every reason to think that she can add to that in the weeks and months ahead, with some valuable Black Type presumably the ultimate aim.

"I think that there is a very good chance that she will turn out to be a pattern class performer for her new connections and this race could have quite a significant interest on the Fillies division amongst the juveniles in the 2026-27 season".