French jumps

Nulty

Grand Steeple Chase de Paris is on tomorrow although I haven't heard of any of them other than Rubi Ball...

Prix La Barka hurdle has Thousand Stars, Final Approach, Zaynar (now with Nick Williams) and Berties Dream


Good bit of interest there

UrbanSea

I'll never back a Mullins' horse over there,they run brutal. English runners tend to have an abysmal time of it too

RichieLawlor

I can never understand why Horses from here are such a big price in france.

Thousand Stars (2nd at Aintree and 2nd at Punchestown) 10/1
Final Approach (County Hurdle winner, MCR Hurdle winner) 33/1
Zaynar 21/1 even after finishing 3rd lto giving away lumps of weight

If i remember right Quevega was a massive price there last year after bolting up at punchestown last year

finbarrk

There is a race tomorrow in a place called Lion D'Angers, a cross country race worth €50k to the winner. A couple of Irish horses and jockeys going over for it. Will we be able to have a bet on thet over here?

Some kind of a link to it here.
http://www.lescourseshippiques.com/hippodrome/477/le-lion-d-angers/02-06-2011.html

mr.jingle

Thats the prices i could get anyway don't know if any Irish/English bookmakers are taking bets.

ZETURF ODDS
Single - Win Single - Show
N° Horses (sex/age) team Morning Live
1 Chriseti (H/11) 4.8 4.7
2 Phakos (H/8) 11.1 11.2
3 Nagadam De Nuo (H/10) 37.7 38.2
4 Another Jewel (H/9) 3.2 3.2
5 Roc Issime (H/12) 8.1 8.2
6 Quoquo De Chalon (H/7) 26.5 26.6
7 Pass Me By (H/12) 27.4 27.8
8 Reste Demohaison (H/6) 29.1 29.5
9 A New Story (H/13) 9.4 9.5
10 Maljimar (H/11) 32.6 33.1
11 Nuit Rochelaise (F/10) 6.5 6.5
12 Jamais Surprise (F/8) 35.5 35.6

I've always backed A New Story evrytime i see him running always get a decent run for you money. Don't like backing Irish trained horses in France never seem to run to there best over there.

finbarrk

I don't think there is any way to have a bet or to see it over here.

mr.jingle

Heres the result, A New Story finishing 4th

Place N° Horses (sex/age) team Jockey Distances
1st 1 Chriseti (H/11) Denuault W.
2nd 2 Phakos (H/8) Cottin D. 6 L
3rd 12 Jamais Surprise (F/8) Moriceau A. CTE ENC.
4th 9 A New Story (H/13) Carberry Mlle N. CTE TETE
5th 10 Maljimar (H/11) Reveley J. 2 L
6th 5 Roc Issime (H/12) Julliot R. 8 L
7th 4 Another Jewel (H/9) Cullen J. 4 L

Nulty

Taken from another site coutesy of a French poster:

GREAT RACE HURDLES at Auteuil, on 18/06/2011, GROUP I, HURDLES, 5.100 meters.
For all horses 5 years and above. Weight: 5 years, 65K;. 6yrs and above, 67k.

COMMITMENT Friday, June 10, 2011
PACKAGE 1 Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Additional commitments. Wednesday, June 15, 2011
HORSES LIKELY BEGINNING Wednesday, June 15, 2011
RIDERS Thursday, June 16, 2011
CANCELLATION Thursday, June 16, 2011 .

1 BLEU ET ROSE h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs GERARD ANTIER
E. LERAY (S) 47.225

2 REALLY HURLEY h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs D.BEAUNEZ/MME P. BUTEL
MME P. BUTEL 168.870

3 ROI DU VAL h.ps. 9 ans 67kgs MLLE ALEXANDRINE BERGER
JP. GALLORINI (S) 289.605

4 TYKO h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs GILDAS BLAIN
Y. FOUIN (S) 112.260

5 RHIALCO h.ac. 6 ans 67kgs PIERRE COVELIERS
E. CLAYEUX 161.740

6 SUCESS RIVER h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs ECURIE VICTORIA DREAMS
G. CHEREL 64.700

7 ROYAL PENNY h.ps. 7 ans 67kgs MME GILBERT GALLOT
B. BARBIER 31.350

8 THOUSAND STARS h.ps. 7 ans 67kgs HAMMER/TROWEL SYNDICATE
WP. MULLINS 213.117

9 VALFRANC h.ps. 12 ans 67kgs GERARD MARGOGNE
Y. FOUIN (S) 88.880

10 GRANDS CRUS h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs R. STANLEY/YVONNE REYNOLDSII
DE. PIPE 184.977

11 PIBRAC h.ps. 7 ans 67kgs JEAN-PAUL SENECHAL
FM. COTTIN (S) 313.335

12 MOURAD ire h.ps. 6 ans 67kgs TEAHON CONSULTING LIMITED
WP. MULLINS 54.624

13 PORTAL'S TOY h.ac. 8 ans 67kgs CHRISTIAN TRECCO
D. WINDRIF 76.400

14 PORTO RICO h.sf. 8 ans 67kgs EDWARD WALSH
PH. PELTIER 72.000

15 KATENKO h.ps. 5 ans 65kgs GERARD AUGUSTIN-NORMAND
J. BERTRAN DE BALANDA (S) 229.630

16 KINGLASKA h.ps. 5 ans 65kgs MME MAGALEN BRYANT
G. CHEREL 118.675

17 FORMOSA JOANA HAS f.ps. 6 ans 65kgs SCEA HAMEL STUD
JP. GALLORINI (S) 254.950

18 QUEVEGA f.sf. 7 ans 65kgs HAMMER/TROWEL SYNDICATE
WP. MULLINS 307.491

19 BEL LA VIE h.ps. 5 ans 65kgs MME PATRICK PAPOT
G. MACAIRE (S) 524.340

20 FINAL APPROACH gb h.ps. 5 ans 65kgs DOUGLAS TAYLOR
WP. MULLINS 119.910

Nulty

Grand Crus is 15/8 best price I think - looks a decent bet IMO

UrbanSea

Can't say I'd back it. Never like backing British horses in France over jumps,hard to gauge the form.

Denners.ie

I find that the French always underestimate the British and Irish horses when they go over. Hope Thousand Stars puts up a big run, Mourad hasn't a chance on the ground. I think Grand Crus will win, ground will suit him perfectly.

Nulty

Grand Crus doesn't stay 3m2f in VrySoft - news to me :rolleyes:

Johner

Thousand Stars wins.

UrbanSea

Johner wrote: »

Thousand Stars wins.

Great for the horse and connections for it to win. What a game horse.

Johner

Had Grand Crus backed but happy that Thousand Stars won it, has ran some crackers since it won the County without getting his head in front.

Denners.ie

What a hero of a horse, real battler.

UrbanSea

I didn't realise the race was over that distance. Very versatile. Placed in an Irish Champion and wins over 3 miles 2. Pity Katie wasn't on it.