Yannik Fouin Stable Tour

Form profile

Ran three times at the end of this season at Auteuil and was pulled up on his last start in a hurdle race at Compiegne.

Trainer says

He only made his debut quite late in the season. He will run over hurdles and fences this winter. He has some quality, but he isn’t easy. We like him, but he needs to confirm that he is capable of producing that talent on the racecourse.

Form profile

Ran very promisingly in the Grade 2 Prix Congress last year but struggled in Listed events this season and finished last in the 2m3f hurdle Prix Oeneas at Auteuil in November.

Trainer says

She was a very good three-year-old, but I am struggling to find that promising filly again. I haven’t given up hope yet and she shouldn’t be abandoned. Maybe she just isn’t a horse for Auteuil. We need to see her again at Cagnes. She can run in both, over hurdles and fences. I always thought she liked soft ground, but maybe I was wrong. We will see.

Form profile

Hasn’t won a race this season and was well beaten in a 2m4 ½ f hurdle race at Angers.

Trainer says

He was gelded not very long ago. He made his mid-seasonal reappearance at Angers the other day and still needs to prove to us that he is better than what he has shown lately. I am convinced he is and going back to Cagnes might unlock his true potential. He has come down in the handicap mark and will be running in the handicaps.

Form profile

Unraced over jumps

Trainer says

He made his debut on the flat at Le Mans where he finished third. It was a very pleasing performance. He jumps really well and while I hadn’t originally planned on taking him to Cagnes, he has shown such willingness and a good attitude that we decided to take him.

Form profile

Runner-up on her chasing debut, she won very convincingly on her last start over hurdles at Angers.

Trainer says

She won well last time out. She is an AQPS. She isn’t easy though, but she did win her race. Cagnes is not Angers, but she could be worth following.

Form profile

Has run in the bigger events at Cagnes in the past but could only finish fourth on his last start in a 2m3f hurdle race at Fontainebleau.

Trainer says

He is an old horse who didn’t run for a year and then enjoyed a very pleasing comeback in a chase at Compiegne in September. We then went to Auteuil, but he doesn’t go even an inch in heavy ground. He is huge and while he jumps really well in good ground, even though he is big, he needs to get close to the jumps. So heavy ground is a no go for him and that is why he does well at Cagnes. He has come down in weight and I think he will be a horse to follow when he goes chasing.

Form profile

Hasn’t run at Cagnes yet. Winner of a claiming race over fences at Auteuil. Was then stepped up in trip in 2m6f chase at Auteuil where he finished eighth.

Trainer says

He won a chase at Auteuil. He is a horse that needs good ground and so we are taking him to Cagnes. That is very important. He hasn’t got a high rating and could run over fences or hurdles.

Form profile

A winner on his debut over fences at Fontainebleau in November.

Trainer says

This is a horse we bought out of a claimer at Auteuil. He ran well on his first start for us at Compiegne but then he had a little setback, and we gave him some time off. His reappearance last month at Lyon was all right and then we went chasing with him at Fontainebleau where he produced a brilliant performance. I really like the way he finished his race and he will be a horse to follow at Cagnes.

Form profile

A winner over hurdles on her third start at Dieppe, she couldn’t show herself competitive in a four-year-old chase at Nancy.

Trainer says

She won a hurdle race at Dieppe, and I think she has the right profile for Cagnes, over hurdles and over fences. Her latest performance was not very encouraging but maybe she needed the run or maybe she wasn’t ridden to her best advantage. I’m not sure.

Form profile

Has had two runs over hurdles and was last seen finishing fifth in a claimer at Fontainebleau.

Trainer says

His first run was bad. He was actually pulled up on his debut at Dieppe. I then ran him in a claiming race at Fontainebleau and that was better. I think he will improve with each start. He will be a horse to follow in the claiming races at Cagnes.

Form profile

Came from the flat and had his first run over hurdles at Cagnes-sur-Mer when he finished third. Listed hurdle winner at Auteuil in March, he had a long summer break and recently won a handicap hurdle over 2m3f at Auteuil in great style from the front.

Trainer says

He enjoyed a really nice meeting at Cagnes last winter before winning a listed at Auteuil over hurdles. He then had a little setback with his hindleg and went on a long break during the summer before running in a flat race at Angers for his mid-seasonal reappearance. It was a good performance against horses that were rated higher than him and it wasn’t a surprise that he won a handicap hurdle a few days ago at Auteuil. We shall see what we will do now. He could be switched to chasing or he could run in some of the good conditions races over hurdles. I have to admit that he wouldn’t be going to Cagnes if he had been able to run throughout the year at Auteuil, as he is a horse that appreciates soft, if not heavy ground. So if the ground is too firm at Cagnes, he will not run.

Form profile

Won two 2m3f handicaps over hurdles at Auteuil this autumn. Was stepped up to Listed company in October but finished only tenth.

Trainer says

He will make his chasing debut in the very near future, in fact, he might run on the first day of the meeting. He hasn’t got a lot of experience and Auteuil is Auteuil. The last time he ran I think he paid for his lack of experience. And I also thought he ran a bit flat. We gave him some time off and he hasn’t run since the 16th of October, so hopefully that will work in his favour. Depending on his performance over fences we shall see if we keep to chasing or if he switches back to the main handicaps over hurdles.

Form profile

Won at Cagnes in the winter, has run in claimers and handicaps over hurdle and fences at Auteuil. Ran fifth in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Auteuil on her last start.

Trainer says

That was a very good performance last time out when she was wearing blinkers. She only just missed out on place money. She surprised me that day and seems to have come right on time for Cagnes, where she won last year. She could run over hurdles or fences. I think she will be competitive.

Form profile

Has run twice on the flat and last finished seventh in a 1 ½ m maiden at ParisLongchamp.

Trainer says

He ran twice on the flat. The first time was all right, but he didn’t run as well as expected last time out. I don’t really know why. He works really well in the morning and has schooled well. He is not very big but has the right profile to go jumping. He is entered in a race on the first day of the meeting.

Form profile

Still looking for that first win but has already been placed in a Grade 3 hurdle race. Finished 6th in a chase at Le Pin au Haras on his last start.

Trainer says

He is a very light framed horse who only started his season in April. I bred him myself and I think he got a bit tired towards the end of the season as he ran in May, June, July, August and twice in September. He has run eight times and even though he always tried, he unfortunately had two bad falls. After those falls, I had to go back to zero with him. So, in October I took him to my stud, the Haras des Hautières, to recuperate. He had a nice break and while he has already arrived in Cagnes, I probably will only run him towards the end of the meeting.

Form profile

Was the runner-up in two handicaps over hurdles at Auteuil. Won on her debut over fences at Fontainebleau.

Trainer says

She ran some good races in 2nd division handicaps for four-year-olds at Auteuil. She doesn’t like heavy ground, which is the reason why she didn’t perform the time before her last start. Her debut over fences was very encouraging and the Fontainebleau racecourse is similar to Cagnes, so we shall see. She could run over fences as well as over hurdles.

Form profile

Enjoyed a great winter at Cagnes last year. Was stepped up to Listed company at Auteuil but trailed in last on his last start in a 2m3 ½ f hurdle race.

Trainer says

He was one of the best three-year-olds at Cagnes last year. He then was stepped up to Listed company at Auteuil and at Compiegne and that didn’t work out at all. So, we ran him on the flat after the summer and were hoping for a good result on his return over hurdles at Auteuil but again, that didn’t work out at all. He ran badly but we are hoping that he will run much better at Cagnes where he enjoyed so much success last year. He is a very good jumper so he could also go chasing.

Form profile

Won a claimer on the flat, then won on his hurdle debut in October at Auteuil. Then ran in Grade 1 Prix Cambaceres where he was pulled up.

Trainer says

This is a nice horse. We bought him this summer from the flat at Clairefontaine for 12,500 Euros. Two months later, he made his debut for me over hurdles at Auteuil and won straight away. He won the Prix Emilius and when you look at the way that form worked out, it’s rather interesting. So, we thought we run him in the Prix Cambaceres but he wasn’t the same horse we had seen earlier. I scoped him and the scope came back dirty, which explained that performance. He is already in Cagnes and I will run him in a conditions race and maybe he will be a horse for the main event at the end of the meeting.

Form profile

Following a promising debut over hurdles, he lost his way and then made his chasing debut in a claimer at Compiegne where he finished fourth.

Trainer says

He is a brother of Mazeltof who did well at Cagnes on the flat. Anyway, I bought him out of a claimer in June and then ran him at Auteuil in a conditions race over hurdles, which turned out to be quite a cracker. In fact, the winner then went on to win the Grade 1 Prix Cambaceres and we had only finished about eight lengths behind him. It’s got to be said while the winner improved, we didn’t, so they shouldn’t be put in the same box, but this horse could still surprise. He was the runner-up in a good handicap after that first run at Auteuil and while he then went a bit downhill, he has now had a nice break and we are hoping to see him back in form at Cagnes. I’m not talking about the big races, but he should be competitive over hurdles or over fences in the claiming races.