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

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

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

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.

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.....

This horse possesses an extreme turn-of-foot and it will be fascinating to see how this form plays out in the coming weeks.

He has been left untouched by the handicapper and from a similar mark, it is hard to ignore his claims next time.

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.

She was an impressive winner of a 3-year-old hurdle at Royan back in August, but since then she has taken her form to an entirely different

Both Losange Bleu and Il Est Francais make their autumnal return at Auteuil on Saturday, here is my summary of what they're up against.

I thought it would be worth providing a list of resources that can be used to help with the French form study at this time of year.

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.

I have created a list below of 5 races from the Spring season that I think are worth some extra attention.

Delighted to be able to share this week's episode of Let's Talk Racing, where Josh and I discuss some exciting French recruits.

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 the races live and then added some analysis to it, there is much more to this form than meets the eye.