National Hunt fans are well catered for in France on Saturday when Clairefontaine host a bumper 10-race programme with a staggering €418,000 on offer in prize money.
Master planner Aidan O'Brien is installing a team of grooms in a Newmarket base to look after horses he will send to Britain to try to win him an 11th Qipco 2,000 Guineas next weekend.
The sole jumps race on the Bordeaux card is the Prix Jacques Delaye, a conditions chase which has attracted five runners and it will be interesting to see FANTASIA DU ROCK compete.
The Group 3 Prix du Palais-Royal is the centrepiece of Thursday's nine-race programme at Clairefontaine and SPINNING MEMORIES holds an excellent chance of continuing her fine form.