Fresh Kiss hoses in @ le Touquet - I am giving up this tipster lark

Sadly had only £2 win/place but it returned 19.0 (sorry)

The Aga Khan's and Wertheimer & Frere's had acceptable collateral form and I think Fresh Kiss can go forward from Le Touquet to better things.

Oh well done Mr M.. I missed it, just seen the replay.. desperate stuff, very low grade class 3, but this is what I like about French racing, Zaraks can win races like these around tracks nobody has ever heard of.. lol..

In Time surely running only for a place today, at best.. I do wonder why they couldn't have found an easier race, really in at the deep end, but I'm hoping..

3 in a row for Island Bandit, nice bit of placing by Heather Main.  I was worried about the jockey booking, as Doyle and Mitchell had other rides, and they won on it previously, but I had a £1 e.w. at 20-1, which is good going for somebody who rarely bets..

I expect the h'capper will get the better of him now..

- chucking it

..aftertiming, but I also had £1 e.w. at 17/2 on 365..

well done Mr M...  a modest h'cap but there was always a win in this one..

Parnac at Saratoga on Sat.. and Lead On McDuff at Bro Park Sweden.

Also looking to a 2yo Laguna Beach at Deauville, very hopeful of that.. and Rashford - unraced..

La Parisienne for the Vermeille..

Laguna Beach just caught close home there, bit unlucky.  There appeared to have been a gamble on it.. I thought Demuro went a bit quick early on, and she was legless at the end.  Still, a good run, maybe next time..

I note the dreaded 'sortie provisoire' against 3yo filly In Time.  She may have been bought out of her stable.

BAH - Titanium returned 2.80 3 places. Ran well.

Titanium had every chance, rode a nice race on it..

Thanks for all that info Mr M, I would never have found any of that out.  I thought Zarak the Brave went to Mullins,.. oh well, see what happens in the sales, I'm surprised by that move.

I'd love an In Time foal providing somebody else pays ...  I hope she runs again, I feel sure she could have got some black type..

'appy 'arry - tough race and up in distance after his "whoosh" last time out. A leap of faith ?
KEEP THE FAITH reinvest despite the NR making it 2 places for an EW

Flatten the Curve - need to hope they have been hiding this ones light under a bush out in the sticks. Step up in class but had alternate engagements at
Divonne !!

Zarak Star - sticking by this one as well as The Cruel Sea is one of my Favourite Films. Not disgraced last time out.

yeah, not so good from Tony Piccone today, left it way too late, really should have got going earlier, finished full of running.. he seemed a bit overconfident..  6 in a line, reminded me of that Wolverhampton race with 8 involved..

Zarak Star disappointed.  Flatten The Curve another a bit too late on the scene.

Nice run from Parnac at Saratoga at the weekend.. too much to do once again... and Rashford gets an entry in the gr. 3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly in Sept..   aiming a bit high maybe.

Island Bandit tomoz at Windsor, for the 4 timer.. Sexton taking 5lbs off, I think that puts him just 1lb above his official rating..

Purplepay has been taken out of the Prix du Moulin..  don't tell me they're going to Leopardstown..jeez..

Ok, I've watched the replay several times, perhaps harsh on Mosse, there wasn't a lot he could do stuck on the inside..  perhaps she could have been ridden more positively in a slowly run race.. the first 2 were there all the way..
She was always going to stay, dam was a hurdler..

Yann Lerner confirms she will go to the Arc, and thinks she would have won today with a clear run.  Can't argue with that.  It seems she wasn't quite 100 percent fit either..

At least she finished ahead of Tuesday... she's the best 3yo filly in Europe over 12f.. albeit, it's not a vintage year for them.. even so, I'm looking forward to the Arc and with the cut away in the straight, hopefully no excuses.. soft going no problems..

A treble today for Zarak... after Village Voice, we had Titanium and Fresh Kiss at St. Cloud.

Zarak's will soon be selling for 2 million at Tatts..

...and both gone in at 7/2 and 5/2.. very nice indeed... who needs British racing, or Frankels', when we have Zaraks..  they're made for France.

6 wins in the last 4 days..

Mr M.. should have been 3 wins today.. Mlle Velon didn't give Flatten The Curve the best of rides there, way too far back.. unlucky.   She rides Colombiana tomorrow, I'm not confident..

Delighted Times Square came back to form, I had written her off earlier.. great ride by Guyon but she thrives in heavy going and it was 4.8 today..

Zarak had a good Arqana sales, some nice ones, a few that will be coming over here.

Village Voice ran well at Leopardstown for Mrs Harrington, unlucky getting bumped all over the place.. One to note for next year I think..

As feared, all too much for Queen Of Beaufay at St. Cloud today.  I've no idea why they brought her over, kind of spoilt her reputation back home.

The other two had their chances.   My best bets this week will be Zagrey on Sunday at Chantilly in the Grand Prix du Nord..  2nd to My Prospero in a gr. 2 in the summer, really should win this..

..and Fresh Kiss, out for a 4 timer in a h'cap at St. Cloud Monday, over 2500m.. not run that far before, so fingers crossed..

I see Godolphin have jumped on the Zarak bandwagon, with newcomer Marquisat down to run on Monday in the Prix Antivari at St. Cloud.  1500m, likely too short, being out of a Duke of Marmalade mare.
Trained by Fabre, Barzalona rides.  Interesting.

Tomorrow, Saturday, at Newmarket I have Zanagor for Julie Fielden in the fillies 2yo maiden.. can't see her making an impression in this,  a race that used to be called the Balaton Lodge maiden fillies stakes 7f div 1.  and I wish it was still called that.. Balaton Lodge is a beautiful place in Newmarket...  now the British Stallion Studs EBF whatever.. at least it's not named after a bookie..

No sweat for Zagrey at Chantilly... I've had 2 nice wins today.. the other being German 2yo maiden Sirjan who won a gr. 3 in Rome over 9f, and very easily indeed by the looks of it.. not that Italian racing is any great shakes these days.
Surely Andreas Wohler's main hope for the German Derby next year, out of a Tiger Hill mare.  I like that breeding, especially on soft..

I wish I could have got a bet on.

I have 3 tomorrow Monday at St. Cloud and I'm doing all of them...
Fresh Kiss... Marquisat.. and Vintage Queen.. all with chances..

This lady is not a jumps fan but I was relieved when Zarak The Brave romped home at Fairyhouse today, being forced to watch for sentimental reasons.   Much mentioned on this thread earlier, he was a favourite in the Spring for me, in France.

Be interesting to see where he goes next.

I'm very pleased Colonia Victoria got home at Angers today.. 10f 2yo maiden.. held on gamely, giving the 2nd some 9lbs..  German trained, I'd like to think she has a future..

.. and what a foul up by both Corals and Wm Hills..  I checked Bet365 and she was 5/2 but on the other two she was 25/1..  lol !..

... very nice indeed, thank you..

Needs to improve his jumping a bit.. flat footed will not do..

Ran wide, no chance.   I think it'll win next time..