Jean-Claude Rouget has made a habit of winning the 3-year-old maidens at Cagnes-Sur-Mer each year...

Whilst everyone else is focussing on the National Hunt season, French Racing fans are treated to an early start to the Flat turf season.

I'll begin 2025 with a look at Anzadam and my thoughts on his Champion Hurdle chances.

He needs to be supplemented for the race, but there is certainly a case to be made that he will deliver a return on that investment.

As the weather and more importantly the ground begin to turn, we are likely to see some of the better French recruits on the track.

As the winter nights get longer, the season at Auteuil is coming to a close, so it's time for a little reflection.

I liked the way he stuck to the task and I think the switch to hurdles and ultimately a longer trip, is going to bring out the best in him.

Whilst the shine may have been taken off Il Est Francais this weekend, French Racing would appear to have a ready made replacement in Kaadam

The Mullins team have recruited so many Juveniles from France this year that I doubt if even the great man himself has an idea at this stage

In time, he is going to be a very well handicapped horse when he returns to the larger obstacles.

Some French Recruits are almost impossible to assess and she falls into that category.

An alternative is to look at the middle-distance races on the Flat in France and today's French Recruit, Le Bugiste, comes from that sphere.

His new connections will have little choice but to press on with his career in pattern races, but he shapes like a horse who will handle it

We can say that he won his only start in France under a hands ride and both the 2nd and 3rd have won since to boost the form.

I think he would probably have won that race and he is certainly not without a chance in the Wensleydale at Wetherby on Friday.

She could not have been more impressive and the fact that she was faster than the Colts and Geldings race bodes well.

This has been a record year for the list, both in terms of numbers of horses recruited and downloads.....

The final circuit time was exceptional when compared to the other races on the card and despite looking green late on, he could be a star.

"This was a nice performance and there may well be more to come from this piece of form"

She at least matched the Colts and Geldings and if she were to repeat that effort next month, she is going to be very hard to beat.