"She is still showing signs of considerable improvement and I’d have to argue at this stage that she is the best 2-year-old filly in Europe after this Prix Morny performance".

"There have been a few false dawns for Wimbledon Hawkeye supporters, most notably when he won in the US around this time last year, but I really think he has now turned the corner and matured into the horse he always threatened to be".

"I think there will be more improvement to come and eye-catching entries in the Prix Morny and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere would suggest that his connections feel the same".

"If there is a future Group 1 winner in this 5 runner field, I think it is most likely to be him".

"The ground seems unlikely to turn against her any time soon and a shot at a better race than this, with her entry in the Prix Morny the most obvious target, does not seem beyond the realms of possibility".

"This was a 3rd Group 1 success for the 6-year-old son of Al Mourtajez and I will be very surprised if he is not able to add to that before the year is over".

"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".

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.

There are just one or two signs from the All-Weather cards that some of the better horses are stepping up their preparations for the season ahead. One such sign came in the final race on Friday nights card at Deauville in the Prix Priolo.

"He should be a contender for the better juvenile races over a mile and beyond in the autumn."

"Graffard again, Allez Allez". It's been a brilliant season so far for the Aga Khan stud and their principle trainer Francis-Henri Graffard.

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

She was professional at the start and knew her job, showing a lot of promise for next time.

I'm always trying to find winners. In this video I highlight a couple of "eye-catching" performances that look to be winners in waiting.

"If you're not losing money, you're doing better than 97% of punters out there".

All good things must come to an end an this Sunday marked the end of the summer carnival in Deauville.

Prior to this front running effort on the PSF, he hadn't looked like well handicapped horse and it is possible that the PSF was key.

The first of the 3-year-old handicaps on Sundays card saw a fast time and the highest ratings of any horses in the last 2-weeks.

If I had to add a horse to the tracker from this meeting then it would be the winner of the first 3-year-old handicap.

There was only one race that caught my eye and it comes from the most unlikely source.