She has regularly run good time figures and looks a nice prospect for Mares races....

There is a definite edge to understanding the level of form that a horse has reached in France.

There is a definite edge to understanding the level of form that a horse has reached in France.

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

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..

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.

Willie Mullins has dominated the French Recruits this year, with almost half my list having his name next to them.

The fact that he has joined Tom George has largely slipped under the radar despite the promising start he has made to his career.

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

I don’t want this series to purely focus on finding festival winners and so todays horse is completely from left field

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…

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…

Primarily he stands out on my list because he is the only horse heading to Nicky Henderson that I have found.

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.

Paul Nicholls has always had strong recruitment in France and there are a some very decent horses on this years list with his name

It’s a needle in a haystack at times but there is one name that seems to be the starting point. Willie Mullins

A list of horses to add to the tracker, some will win graded races, some may go right to the top, whilst others may end up running in …

We continue our tour of the French Countryside on Friday evening with a 9 race mixed card at Dax in the South-west.

Flat racing can be tough in the hot weather and so I have looked at the secondary card at Chateaubriant instead.

St Donats is bred to do the job and has been extremely impressive in both starts to date