French Recruits 2022 - The List
Each horse has shown enough in France for their new connections, who are most likely far wiser than me, to decide they are worth buying
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Adam Mills
- Sep 13
James Finch Interview
We discuss the decision to move his horses to France full-time, his hopes for his string in the coming months and how he identifies horses..
Adam Mills
- Sep 8
French Recruits - Best of British
The Final piece in this years series that will cover some of the better types who are heading to a British racecourse in the near future.
Adam Mills
- Sep 1
French Recruits - Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins has dominated the French Recruits this year, with almost half my list having his name next to them.
Adam Mills
- Aug 26
French Recruits - Inedit Star
The fact that he has joined Tom George has largely slipped under the radar despite the promising start he has made to his career.
Adam Mills
- Aug 22
French Recruits - Ivaldi & Lossiemouth
Give a horse to Paul Nicholls with a “1” in the form column and they are almost certain to be the favorite when they make their debut
Adam Mills
- Aug 19
French Recruits - Jukebox d’Eddy
I don’t want this series to purely focus on finding festival winners and so todays horse is completely from left field
Adam Mills
- Aug 17
French Recruits - Zertakt
He looks perfect for the yard, especially once he goes over fences and there is surely a decent staying chaser in there just waiting to be…
Adam Mills
- Aug 16
French Recruits - Zarak the Brave
In 2 or 3 years time, he could be a Pertemps horse, or a Cesarewitch winner, but if he goes over hurdles this season over 2-miles…
Adam Mills
- Aug 10
French Recruits - Jaitroplaclasse
Primarily he stands out on my list because he is the only horse heading to Nicky Henderson that I have found.
Adam Mills
- Aug 9
French Recruits - Mombasa
What we need is a story to lift the clouds, a hero to ride into the picture and raise the spirits. That hero could be David Maxwell.
Adam Mills
- Aug 3
French Recruits - Beau Balko
Paul Nicholls has always had strong recruitment in France and there are a some very decent horses on this years list with his name
Adam Mills
- Aug 2
French Recruits - Mister Policeman
It’s a needle in a haystack at times but there is one name that seems to be the starting point. Willie Mullins
Adam Mills
- Jun 23
Best Bets Friday 24th June - Dax
We continue our tour of the French Countryside on Friday evening with a 9 race mixed card at Dax in the South-west.
Adam Mills
- Jun 22
Chateaubriant 23rd June - Hurdles
Flat racing can be tough in the hot weather and so I have looked at the secondary card at Chateaubriant instead.
Adam Mills
- Jun 20
Prixdelahorse Tracker - St Donats
St Donats is bred to do the job and has been extremely impressive in both starts to date
Adam Mills
- Jun 16
Best Bets - Friday 17th June - Dieppe
I’m still on the theme of “I couldn’t pick an Ascot winner if I waited all year, so why bother”. So, I’ll stick to what I know and head to
Adam Mills
- Jun 15
Best Bets - 16th June - La Teste
La Teste is located in the south-west and whilst it doesn’t have the glamour of the Paris tracks, there are lots of decent races held here
Adam Mills
- Jun 10
Auteuil - Saturday 11th June
It's Royal Ascot next week and as a result the standard of racing in the UK is lacking this weekend, the same can't be said for Auteuil
Adam Mills
- Jun 2
Jumping at Toulouse - Friday 3rd June
If Flat racing isn’t for you and you’re struggling to find some racing to get excited about on Epsom Oaks Day, then maybe the twilight...