It's that time of year again. Welcome to the 2023 French Recruits series.

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

With a more prominent ride next time, he should be more than capable of winning a similar race from his current handicap mark.

Once I looked through the results and the ratings for todays meeting it became clear that there were 2 outstanding performances

Horses with solid form in the provinces can either be overlooked or at least under assessed when they come to race on a Premium track.

Losing so many good prospects to the UK and Ireland is not ideal, but the assumption that every good French hurdler leaves is clearly wrong.

The absence is a concern, but that has been factored into the price and the booking of Mickael Barzalona should only be viewed as a positive

I have studied this race for around 40 minutes, and I have struggled to make a case for anything else to beat him

The opening Class 2 contest has a smattering of quality, and it is in this race (at an early time of 10:15) that this selection comes.

Just because it is Ascot week doesn’t mean that there aren’t other good meetings to enjoy, especially in France.

There doesn’t appear to be an enormous amount of depth to this year’s 3-year-old crop, and he could develop into one of the better types.

If able to get within a few lengths on the lead, she should have too much speed where it matters.

The presence of Komat, a recent winner on debut at Redcar for Dominic Ffrench Davis, has made this race a little more interesting

I think it is highly likely that Broadfield and High Record will end this season rated higher then Not Alone and Taybet

The yard have had 9 winners and 39 placings from their 57 runners in 2023 and he looks like a horse who is likely to add to that tally.

I'm sure that he has the ability to win a Group 1 race and I can't wait to see him run again, he's the type of horse that we all love to see

He is the most likely winner and the most likely to end up a group horse.

There is a small chance that we could see a Derby contender on Monday and they aren't running at the Curragh.

The chances are fairly slim, but there is always the possibility that we could see a Triumph hurdle contender at Auteuil this weekend.

My mathematics teachers always used to say that you should show your working out, so here is mine.