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- Racing tips: Il Est Francais will bolster his claims as the next French rising star
I can't comment on yesterday's runners as I'm out early on Saturday, so this will be prepped before any have run. But touching on today's racing, my word, we have a fair few cards for a Sunday, but they stink! nothing springs out off the page as a bet, so I've gone for one in France.
Auteuil 2:50 – Il Est Francais
Unfortunately, the odds haven't come out for this race, so finger's crossed this price for IL EST FRANCAIS is decent enough to have a bet, as he is the only horse that I think has a cracking chance of grabbing us a win.
I stuck this lad up when he last run in a Grade 1, he was put up at bigger odds than his finishing odds of 1/2, and he won in great style that day. He was under the supervision of Tom George, but is now being trained by Tom's son, Noel. Chances are that Noel has always been training him for his runs in France, but for some reason they've kept Tom on the name. This horse has been ultra-impressive from the getgo, which has seen him win all of his hurdle races (4 from 4) and winning in great style each time. Arguably, this race is his toughest assingment as he takes on another good French horse, Hermes Baie, but that horse will have to probably put in a career-best to beat Il Est Francais when you take into the fact that he is carrying 9lbs more.
Hermes Baie has some good pieces of form, including a win over Klassical Dream, but that was over 3m and I think his best runs have come over longer than today's trip, so will have to show a fair bit more if he was to win this.
I'm not one for backing horses too short, but if Il Est Francais is priced up at around EVS or slightly under, I think that will definitely be seen as a value bet. Short priced horses isn't for everyone, but you can put them in your Sunday double/treble/accumulator. I personally see it being very difficult to beat this horse today.
