Do the French have a better crop of racehorses than UK this year?

Question

When Freddie Head or P Bary etc., bring a horse over to race in the UK its usually not for the fresh air and with Natagora, Marchand D'or, Tamayuz, Zarkava and Montmarte showing top class form this year, do you think the French horses are looking a good bet this year (or any year).

Answer 1

Oi! you seem to be ignoring Aidan O' Brien!

Zarkava's beaten nothing yet and neither has Montmartre. Wait until they take on decent English and Irish opposition.

Tamayauz stole the Chantilly race on Sunday and Marchand D'Or is the best of a bad bunch of sprinters.

Answer 2

Yes, they have put a lot of money into their breeding program and training staff.

Answer 3

genrally speaking, i dont really know!

but i am impressed with the french mare..... darjina!

i backed her in hong kong late last year and she won, beating good ba ba, i also had her in my quinella with haradasun in the race at ascot, last month!

she a real good mare!

Answer 4

the french had only 3 british group 1 uk winners last year compared to 18 from british stables and 10 from ireland.

this year the french have took 2 so far ,britian 4 and ireland 9..

to me i think only promising lead and kingsgate native are our best chances to add to our tally for the remainder of the season and maybe pheonixc tower/ravens pass could get lucky for once.

aiden o brien looks certain to domiate most british group 1's remaing with duke of marmalade,henry and co.

Marchand D'or as possibilities in the haydock sprint cup or numthorpe ,although he is due to run in france next.

montmarte/zarkova will almost certainly go the traditional arc route and not run in britian .i think duke of marmalde and montmarte are looking most  likely strong arc candidates.

tamauz is also france bound again.wouldnt think he could beat henrythenavigator though on a formline with ravens pass.

message to whoever said darjina won in hong kong beating good ba ba,it was the other way round ,good ba ba won and darjina came 3rd in the hong kong mile .darjina is on a 5 race losing streak now

Answer 5

NO  Duke Of Marmalade , Henrythenavigator , Frozen Fire , Yeats , Mount Nelson , Septimus , Ice Queen to name but seven all hail from Ireland.