1:15 Longchamp Tips

Francis Grafford's juvenile, the only unbeaten runner in the field, looks the way to go. Improvement is more or less guaranteed from his Group 3 win at Deauville in August, and I would expect he'll progress to be one of the top 2-year-olds in France this season.

Puerto Rico was still a maiden when sent to Doncaster by Aiden O'Brien for the Group 2 Champagne Stakes and he impressed by making all the running and not letting a rival get within a length of him.

Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, over seven furlongs on testing ground, and Christopher Head has a talented colt on his hands who is by Wootton Bassett, a sire who is no longer with us. This colt has course and distance form to call upon, and jockey Maxime Guyon knows what the colt can do and not. He can be trying to keep him under wraps in the stalls as he reared last time out and came from behind and won. Hopefully, he can start cleanly and be expressive at the finish with a result.

Was second on first two starts to a couple of good sorts including A Bit Of Spirit who he has beaten since in the rematch and the fact that one went on to win the Group 3 Solario Stakes at Sandown the form looks decent. In fact it is that form through the likes of Humidity and Daytona that actually gives my fancy and Bit Of Spirit the beating of Rayif if you scratch deep enough into the form lines. Soft ground the only issue as has to prove goes on it but sire Dark Angel gets plenty who do. Unbeaten since stepped up to 7f and looks the EW play.

This is a big each way price for this classy horse and has not done much wrong. Was classy winning over this distance first time out and since has looked to progress. Winner of a group race last time out and Rossa loves riding in France.

Not beaten far by Nightime on last run, and the difference in price is massive. Looks sure to handle the soft ground and should come on from that effort. Big player.

A good record in various venues over shorter trips. The ground may be a little on the soft side, but if finding the better path and taking to this slightly longer trip, a placing could be on the cards.