This race was won by Jade de Grugy in 2022, whilst there may not have been a horse of that quality on show on Sunday, the pedigree of the 3rd makes her of interest for the future after a promising debut.

The Prix Pride of Kildare has produced the likes of Live Conti, Jazzy Matty and Haut En Couleurs in recent seasons, here is my review of this year's race.

Her full-sister Livio sold to Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins for €260k at Arqana last year and it will be interesting to see if she remains in France.

Tuesday’s Listed Criterium de Lyon may not be the first race on peoples minds when looking for a top class performer, but Ozone certainly caught the eye with what proved to be a relatively straight forward success.

Here is the 2025 "French Recruits" list for the new National Hunt season.