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.

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

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.

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.

The winner did very well to win from a poor racing position and it should be a race where the first few home are worth following.

The 3YO hurdle winner Loup Blond is the most interesting horse to note for the future.

It is hard not to get excited about what he might be able to achieve now that he has begun to mature.

She looked very exciting in the Spring and her win in the Listed Prix Girofla in April was one of the best 3-year-old races of the season.

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

Having watched thousands of French races over the years, there aren't too many performance that leave me speechless, but this was one.

This wasn't the deepest race by any means, but there was a manner to his victory that offered some hope for a promising career.

One of the quieter pieces of business done by the JP McManus this summer, but a quality purchase with the future in mind.

Everything she did looked professional and she oozed class, it will be very surprising if she doesn't make up into a pattern class juvenile.

There were some interesting races in the French provinces on Thursday and the 3 Flat races run at Vittel were the ones to catch my eye.

Both the winner and the runner-up look like they might have some further improvement to come.

Hugo Merienne looks to be bringing him back to his best and his turn should not be far away.

There were several eye-catching performances on Monday afternoons cards and they are worth a few minutes of your time

It would have been impossible to imagine what he might go on to achieve at that stage of his career, but it does highlight the value....