Il Est Francais’ outing in the Prix du Cher from Compiegne accompanies domestic action from Yarmouth and Newton Abbot – live on Sky Sports Racing.<\/p>\n
1.12 Compiegne – Il Est Francais stars in a field of eight in the Prix du Cher<\/p>\n
A quiet Wednesday afternoon was brightened up with the declaration of Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm’s star seven-year-old Il Est Francais<\/strong>, who gained a confidence booster at Lyon Parilly last-time-out. He dominated on the front end and won confidently over hurdles, and looks to get another win under his belt today in the Prix du Cher.<\/p>\n His regular rider James Reveley is aboard and looks to continue his good form.<\/p>\n Nicky Henderson sends a rare runner to France in Aston Martini<\/strong> and top French rider Felix de Giles takes the ride – linking up with his former boss. She was last seen winning at Kempton in a handicap off a mark of 126 and would need to improve significantly if she was to feature on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Kandy Park<\/strong>, trained by Daniela Mele, had a decent prep with him last time at Compiegne and looks to go one better today under Johnny Charron.<\/p>\n 1.55 Yarmouth – \u00a3725k yearling features for John and Thady Gosden<\/p>\n Lady Bamford teams up with John and Thady Gosden with \u00a3725,000 purchase Nandita<\/strong>, who is a half-sister to two winners. Her pedigree is not something to shout home about so on looks she must be amazing given that price tag.<\/p>\n Robert Havlin takes the ride as she looks to be the first two-year-old winner from the Gosden yard in this nagsbet.com 10 Free Bet Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.<\/p>\n Ollie Sangster brings Luminare <\/strong>here for Mrs Tabor\/Magnier and Shanahan and is bred in the purple given she is a half-sister to Raqiya, who was successful at the Glorious Goodwood festival last year. Harry Davies takes the ride aboard this nicely-bred newcomer.<\/p>\n Highclere Thoroughbred had the chequebook out for Awaken<\/strong>, <\/strong>given she was worth 160,000gns as a yearling. Joining the George Boughey team, she should be well forward to do herself justice on Wednesday under Billy Loughnane.<\/p>\n Of the others, keep an eye on Hazy Cosmic Jane – a half-sister to Single Track Mind, who was useful over a similar trip.<\/p>\n 2.25 Yarmouth – Daring Legend, Rhythmic Acclaim and Finbar’s Lad feature<\/p>\n A tricky heat sees Daring Legend<\/strong> looking to get back into the winners’ enclosure for Michael Appleby and The Horse Watchers, having won over the course and distance off two pounds higher last year.<\/p>\n Mason Paetel takes 7lbs off his back to help aid his cause and he will be dangerous off a mark of 76 in this EveryTip Betting Tips Handicap.<\/p>\n Rhythmic Acclaim<\/strong> is yet to get into the winners’ enclosure this season but ran creditably at Newmarket last time, and a repeat of that run would see him go well again.<\/p>\n Still on a high after his Chester Cup success, Harry Davies will be looking to re-enter the winners’ enclosure.<\/p>\n Finbar’s Lad <\/strong>ventures down from North Yorkshire in search of his first win since June 2023 for John and Sean Quinn. His mark is beginning to ease and he should have a decent chance of going close on Wednesday. He was beaten by four lengths in an all-weather handicap last time out but should fare better switching back to the turf.<\/p>\n Betty Clover<\/strong> has also showed signs of progression since returning from a break and should suit the expected quick ground under Aidan Keeley.<\/p>\n Best of the rest<\/p>\n The Mental Health Awareness Week Fillies’ Novice Stakes (3pm) from Yarmouth looks an interesting affair, with John and Thady Gosden saddling the Cheveley Park-owned Pelean<\/strong>, with Robert Havlin booked.<\/p>\n Archie Watson hands a first start to Leo’s Choice<\/strong> – a 110,000gns Invincible Spirit filly who is a half-sister to Air Force Jet. Do not be surprised if she makes a winning start partnered with Hollie Doyle.<\/p>\n Nightbird <\/strong>broke his maiden by the barest of margins at Wolverhampton last month and returns to action in the 4.05pm Brandford’s Restaurant & Bar Handicap. Callum Shepherd’s mount will take on horses such as Another Abbot<\/strong> (Cieren Fallon) and Invincible Crown<\/strong> (Billy Loughnane).<\/p>\n Newton Abbot also plays host to an eight-race National Hunt card, with every contest live on Sky Sports Racing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Il Est Francais’ outing in the Prix du Cher from Compiegne accompanies domestic action from Yarmouth and Newton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4107],"tags":[1071,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-100136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-racing","8":"tag-racing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114504884819744825","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}