"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".

"If there are young jockeys looking to learn how to ride Saint-Cloud, this would be example 1A in the textbook".

"This was a very striking debut and I can’t help but feel that both the visual impression and the data suggest that this filly will be a stakes performer".

"He put this race to bed with such ease that it’s hard to imagine that he isn’t an above average type".

"Whilst I’m sure there are plenty of promising 2-year-olds still to be unleashed by Andre Fabre, Kosuma would look to be the best of his 2-year-olds to have run so far".

"Given the way that Hawk Mountain finished his race, he would appear to be the Ballydoyle number one for the Prix du Jockey Club".

"Her connections will be hoping that they can land a Group 1 with her and if the last year has taught us anything, it is that her trainer is undoubtedly the best trainer in France to achieve that goal"

"He is just about the best of the 3-year-old Colts in France, but he certainly isn’t out on his own, so I will hold on before I pencil him in as a Classic winner".

"She is clearly talented and if she can be persuaded to consent, she may well prove to be a class above this field".

"After watching her demolish the field in the Prix Cleopatre on Friday afternoon, I’d be confident enough to say that she is the best 3-year-old filly in France".

"As fillies trials go, this looks to be one of the better ones and she must now rank amongst the favourites for the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches".

I am in no doubt that he should be capable of developing into a Group 1 performer later in the season based on the evidence that we have from this performance.