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.

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

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.

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.

The form book will say that he finished 4th in a 5-year-olds and over conditions hurdle, but that doesn't begin to tell the story.

Struggling for Christmas Present ideas? Why not buy your loved ones a Juvenile hurdler? Thursdays 3YO hurdle at Dieppe looks a good place...

She is lightly raced over hurdles and I do have a soft spot for Fillies who know how to win races.

When their mating plans were conceived, it would have been a very big price that either of them would end up running in hurdle races.

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

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 …

I know its Arc week....but there is a decent Listed Chase today that's worth a look

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

"It’s a very controversial opinion, but I think Galleo Conti is overrated"