Everyone loves a big galloping grey horse don’t they? Le Kerry is from a very good family and his connections seem keen to make up for lost time with this 5-year-old.

"The most notable thing about this horse is the fact that he is a half-brother to Iroko, who has already brought festival success for these connections".

"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".

I wouldn’t normally be overly excited about a 4-year-old hurdle at Fontainebleau in February, especially with the first 3-year-old hurdles of the new season at Compiegne next week, but there were a couple of newcomers that really caught my eye in the Prix des Heronnieres and so I will make an exception for this race.

There have been a couple of interesting 4-year-olds make winning debuts over hurdles this week and the latest was Ivan du Berry.