In a year’s time, he will be the best of these and whilst there are obvious risks attached in such a small field, he looks the type to cope with a tactical race and were he to win this, he would have to go on the shortlist for the Jean-Luc Lagardere.

A 4/1 winner with Pen and Sword in the opening race on Friday kept the show on the road and so as we reach the end of the Vichy Summer Festival, I have a couple of final selections on Saturday mornings card.

Friday is another day and as the 6 day Vichy Summer festival begins to draw to a close, there are a couple of open races on Fridays card where the morning prices make some appeal.

At 11/1 in a weak maiden, he appeals as an each-way bet for a yard who had a big handicap winner here yesterday

The 18-runners in the Prix du Jockey Club looks like a difficult puzzle to solve, but I have found a pair of each-way bets on the undercard at Chantilly.

If Maxime Guyon can get him into a good position behind the pace, he should have too much speed for his rivals.

She was a runaway winner over hurdles on her latest start at Pompadour in August and in the same mood, she should be hard to beat here

When adding in the 1.5-kilo claim that Coralie Pacaut takes off her back, she is certainly handicapped to go close from a decent draw.

There is a chance of course that Grecian Storm is a class above this field, but it is not as certain as the market prices would suggest.

I expected to see him around 8/13 when the markets opened, so the fact there is 11/8 around was enough to persuade me he is the bet.

With a 6lb swing at the weights this time around and race fitness, he looks the solid bet.

He won here on his debut in 2019 and his best form has come when there has been some cut in the ground, so I'm happy to back him at 2/1.

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".

I have decided to focus on the 3-year-old maidens at Fontainebleau before settling in for an afternoon watching a quality card at Auteuil.

Todays punting blog comes from the tight left-hand turns of Le Croise-Laroche.

If it wasn’t for the absence, I would have him as favorite for the race as he achieved much more than these in the Spring.

We start a new week with a trip to the south, more specifically the turf track at Marseille-Borely.

I have really enjoyed putting a few hours into the study of this 9-race card and I believe that I have found a few angles into the races.