Keen to find any angle with French runners, this excited my curiosity to look into the 2 horses, Monmiral and Hell Red

Sottsass won the arc, but on Sunday, there was lots of other top class racing and here are a few who caught my eye.

Well done to Sottsass and his connections for winning the Arc....but there was a lot of other top quality action this weekend.

In this final part, we look at the remaining runners and assess their chances of causing an upset.

In this part, I look at some of the horses who aren't as well known, but who may well cause a surprise on the day.

In this 3rd part, we take a look at the runners for Jean-Claude Rouget and what they might achieve.

In the second part we look at those who are being talked about as each-way chances and whether they represent any value.

In this short series I will be looking at the potential runners for next Sundays Arc and their chances of landing the biggest prize there is

"The best jumpers in France are making their final preparations for the big day. This card could be very informative"

Having spent most of this year trying to find an angle into the Arc market, the simple fact is that the market probably has it right.

"In reality, this was a multiple Group 1 winning horse, winning another Group 1, at a track where he has course form"

This is the best mile race we have seen for some considerable time. 6 runners, all group 1 winners over the mile at Paris Longchamp.

The form has a solid look to it and at this stage, I would make him my banker of the Arc weekend in October.

Tawkeel is likely to be a very warm order here and in truth is very hard to oppose.

I thought it would be good to share some of my thoughts on how this season is progressing and what I hope to see going forwards

Palace Pier is going to have to dig deeper than he has before and I suspect he might just be found wanting on what is only his 5th start

"The Prix de la Foret in October is the next target and barring accidents, he will be pretty much unopposable on this evidence"

"He is the potential superstar in this field and I expect him to win this"

"I expect him to track the likely leader Volkan Star and he should have enough of a finishing kick to take this on the run in"

The 1st weekend in August has certainly yielded some potential superstars on the French Racing scene. Deauville offered up 2 days of...