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Originally from Germany, she won on her hurdle debut and again on her second start before being stepped up in a Class 2 at Compiegne, where she finished third.

Trainer says

She is a daughter of Sea the Moon. She has won twice and is placed really well in the handicaps. She will run at Pau and should do well.

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A winner of a 2m6f chase at Auteuil in the spring, he has also finished fourth behind Grade 1 performers Youtwoglass and Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris and La Haye Jousselin winner Gran Diose.

Trainer says

He was the runner-up in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Lyon Parilly in November and is going to run in another handicap on the 15th December. That start in Lyon was great, as he regained his confidence, and I think he will do well at Pau.

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Only ran twice this year in the autumn and was just beaten in a 2m4f handicap chase at Angers.

Trainer says

He will be running in the claiming races and should be a fun horse to follow. Last time out at Angers he was ridden by the young apprentice. If he had been ridden by a jockey he would have won, but she needs to learn.

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Finished fourth behind Royale Pagaille in the Grade 1 Betfair Chase, where he was right in contention until the soft ground found him out in the final part of the race.

Trainer says

He is in very good form, but as I said, I’m angry with the stewards at Haydock. £1000 for being 2 minutes late in the paddock, that’s hefty. Anyway, he is great and is on a holiday by the sea for the next three weeks. He will have some time off to relax and will then be prepared for the Grand Steeple-Chase de Pau, which is run on the 19th January. I knew in Haydock when the rain came that it wouldn’t suit him as he is a horse that is very generous and always gives everything, so in heavy ground, when you don’t save some energy, it’s going to cost you. After Pau, he could go back to England, either to Cheltenham but probably to Aintree, but that all depends if I win my appeal. Otherwise, he could be targeting a French programme.

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A half-brother to Gold Tweet who made his debut at Pau before winning after his summer break on his third start over hurdles at Nantes. He was last seen finishing fifth in a Class 2 hurdle at Compiegne.

Trainer says

He is the brother of Gold Tweet. He will make his chasing debut on the 17th December. He won his hurdle race and then was a little disappointing at Compiegne. The track goes up and down and I don’t think he likes that. So I think taking him over fences at Pau will work better for him. He is a big horse and looks nothing like his big brother.

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Won three consecutive chases last year in the provinces and has been runner-up on her last two starts at Meslay-Du-Maine.

Trainer says

She will run on the 15th December to get familiar with the track, but her main target is a second division handicap on the 8th January. She is well placed in the handicap and should run well. She is a very consistent.

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A winner of a small chase at Questembert, he was switched back to hurdles on his last two starts and was only just beaten in a Class 3 at Angers last time out.

Trainer says

He has a race that should suit him down to the ground on the 25th December. It’s a race for five-year-olds only. Angers might not be as tough as Pau, but it is of a similar profile, so it works well, as it prepares the horses for Pau.

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A winner on his second start over hurdles in June, he fell on his last start after the summer break.

Trainer says

He is going to run on the 4th January. He could be a horse for the Grande Course de Haies de Pau. Last time out, he fell at the second last and I think, had he not fallen, he would have won. It was a very good race, but he came on a bit late and hence he is not as tough as the others yet. But for me, he is a Group horse in the making. So I will take him to Pau to toughen him up.

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Runner-up of the Grade 1 Prix Jean Stern behind Kentucky Wood, but he was pulled up in the Grade 1 Grande Steeple-Chase.

Trainer says

He was pulled up because he just doesn’t like that sloppy ground. He likes it when it is heavy ground. He is a good horse, and he will run in the Grade 3 Prix Morgex on the 8th December at Auteuil.

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He fell on both of his last two starts but is a winner over hurdles and fences.

Trainer says

He will run in a race for AQPS. I think he has had enough of Auteuil and going to Pau should give him a boost.

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A winner on his debut at Auteuil over hurdles, he was switched to chasing where he proved just as good. He beat some good horses on his last start in a 2m2½f chase at Auteuil.

Trainer says

He will run on the 31st December at Pau. He unfortunately suffered a stupid injury, nothing major, just stupid. So I’m taking him to Pau to toughen him up, as I believe that he could be a Group horse in the making.

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A winner on the Flat, she was well beaten on her hurdles debut in August at Dieppe.

Trainer says

She will run well. She will run on the 31st December in a race for fillies that haven’t run three times. She will be making her seasonal reappearance, but she will be ready. She likes to please.

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Unraced

Trainer says

He is going to make his debut on the 25th December. He is a horse I’m running at Pau to toughen him up for Auteuil. He is very good. I think he might run twice.

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Unraced

Trainer says

He is an AQPS and will run on the 2nd January. I think he will run well already on his debut. He is made for that type of race.

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A winner over hurdles, he was switched to chasing this autumn and has been placed in all of his three starts.

Trainer says

There is a race that was made for him at Pau on the 15th December. It’s a steeple-chase for five-year-olds only and that will set him up for the Quinté race on the 8th January. He is well positioned in the handicap and should be able to win his Quinté race.

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He made his debut in a 2m2f hurdle at Auteuil against horses that had already run several times.

Trainer says

He made his debut at Auteuil the other day in preparation for a race on the 11th December that is for horses that haven’t run three times. He is a good horse.

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Unraced

Trainer says

He is an interesting horse. He will make his debut on the 15th December. He looks like a good horse. He is very easy to train and already is quite professional.

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A very easy winner of the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in November, where he climbed the hill very easily to beat Mister Coffey by 6½ lengths.

Trainer says

He is obviously going back to Cheltenham in March for the Cross Country. He is on holiday for three weeks at the moment. He will then come back and make his reappearance in a Flat race on the 16th February, and that will set him up nicely for the Cross Country in March.

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Unraced

Trainer says

I haven’t identified a race for her yet, but she is what the name says. So she is one to follow.