When we add in that she is a New Bay half-sister to Calandagan, the story has a little bit more glamour than it might first have appeared.

There can be no doubt that the form of those behind him will leave this open to question in the future.

He looks to have made the right decision to come here and must surely be looking at pattern races after this success

This was a step forward from his maiden win at Paris Longchamp in October, but was he a fortunate winner? Absolutely

It's yet more success for the Godolphin team and I won't be rushing to take on Cualificar, who is a winning horse after all.

Another day, another pair of impressive debutantes for Francis-Henri Graffard at Chantilly.

Visually she appeared to be a pattern class performer and the data from the race would appear to back up that opinion.

A brief summary of this year's Prix Ganay at Paris Longchamp.

He has a long way to go before his connections can think about fulfilling those lofty ambitions, but he is heading in the right direction.

The Prix Wild Monarch races at Auteuil continue to be some of the most important 3-year-old hurdle races in the French calendar.

A pair of fascinating debutantes races from Saint-Cloud on Friday.

She will be suited by a stronger gallop and 10-furlongs, which should be relatively easy to find in the UK and she is worth noting when she makes her debut.

The French Guineas Trials are underway and we saw plenty of clues at Deauville on Tuesday. Here are my notes on the Prix Djebel.

Both of them showed plenty of promise in difficult conditions and are worth adding to the tracker.

We probably haven't seen any Group 1 performers this early in the season, but there have been a couple of interesting performances.

He moved forwards at the cut away and with one strike pulled readily clear to win by 6-lengths. He was the best horse on this card.

He was keen, he pulled too hard, he was drawn wide and raced without cover, he hung to his right in the final furlong, yet still won.

He is a Teofilo half-brother to Birr Castle and should easily win a maiden next time on this evidence

I can't wait to see what he will do with the benefit of more time in the Henderson yard

She traveled better than the winner and shaped like a maiden winner in waiting next time.