Christopher Head Stable Tour

Form profile

Relatively lightly raced filly, who was stepped up to Stakes races this season, winning her Listed over 1m2f before finishing second in the Group 3 Prix Messidor where she was only beaten a neck.

Trainer says

She is doing great. We are preparing her for the E.P. Taylor Stakes in Canada in September. I think that race will suit her. She handles the ground and it will be interesting to see her compete in Woodbine. She will be my first starter there.

Form profile

Unraced

Trainer says

He will run on 13 August in the Arqana Series des Poulains. It is a 7f race on the straight course. It’s a valuable race for a debut and we would not try it without feeling confident that he is capable of running well. But beyond the result, the experience matters for a young horse with a future, and he is one of our horses with a future.

Form profile

Won his last two starts over 9 furlongs and 1m2f in the provinces.

Trainer says

We have two options for Basha. He won a nice C2 race in Vichy and could either go for the Group 3 Prix Daphnis, which is a mile race, or he could go for a Listed over 1m2f. We are going to wait and see who is going to run in those races before making a decision. But the ground will be a deciding factor.

Form profile

Finds it hard to get her nose in front, but is very consistent in Listed and Group 3 races over six furlongs to the mile.

Trainer says

She is a nice filly and definitely needs time in between her races. We don’t have a set programme for her. She might also appreciate a little softer ground.

Form profile

A Group 3 winner last year, he was the runner-up to Puerto Rico in the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. This season he won the Group 2 Prix Paul de Moussac and was the first French finisher when third behind Thesecretadversary and True Love in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat.

Trainer says

Nighttime is going to target the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. We are not going for the race in York. We are going to take some time and prepare him properly for the race in September.

Form profile

Has never been out of the first three in six starts and was the runner-up to How Are You, who has an entry in the Group 1 British Champions Sprint, on her last start in a 6f Listed.

Trainer says

She is going to run in the Prix Moonlight Cloud on 9 August. It is a Listed race and you know how much we loved Moonlight Cloud when she was at my father’s, so it’s an honour to run her there. It’s a logical step at this stage and we will learn where she will go from there.

Form profile

Following a third place in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud at the end of last season behind Pierre Bonnard and A Boy Named Susie, he had a long break before making a winning seasonal reappearance in a 1m2f Listed.

Trainer says

Proof is going to run again on the 15 August in the Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, which is a Group 2. It is a proper test at this level. He won his Listed at Compiegne, but this race will give us an honest answer as to where he stands. He is in good shape.

Form profile

Won his Listed on his third start at Vichy over 7 f.

Trainer says

He will also travel to Canada where he will run in the Summer Stakes. It’s a Group 1 over the mile. It’s going to be interesting to see him as well. I have spoken with his owners, and we want to send horses there to see where we stand with the horses in the USA.

Form profile

Unbeaten in two starts over 7 furlongs.

Trainer says

He will run on the 16 August in the Group 3 Prix Francois Boutin. He is unbeaten and it is logical target for him at this point in the season. We are building the program step by step. And no matter what happens, Avec Toi is a very nice horse. We love him a lot and the form in France has worked out nicely. He is part of the good ones, and we are enjoying him a lot. He is a joy to train.

Form profile

Very green on his debut, it was a different story on his second start when he literally ran away in the final straight to beat the Aga Khan Studs runner Zakkan by five lengths.

Trainer says

Big Money Man is going to run over a mile in the Criterium Fond Européen de l’élevage. It’s a valuable race and a nice opportunity for him. We will know much more after this race. He is really nice and we can’t wait to see him in that Listed race.

Form profile

Convincing winner of the Group 3 Prix Six Perfections on her third start this season.

Trainer says

She will not run again at Deauville, but will run in the Prix d’Aumale on the 6 September at ParisLongchamp. She has come out of the race really well. Everything is perfect and the Aumale is the logical stepping stone at this time of her career. She will tell us if we can dream about the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac after that next start.

Form profile

Won both his first two starts over 6f and then was beaten into fourth place when stepped up to Listed company, giving away weight.

Trainer says

He is a nice horse. We have sprint on 19 September at Chantilly in mind for him. And I think he will do better than last time. He will have home advantage and he will do better, I’m sure.

Form profile

Unraced

Trainer says

He is a very nice horse. Things are going the right way. We have an opportunity to run him on the 22 August. He has shown a lot of quality in the morning, and we want to start him when he is really in good form. We don’t want to rush him. So, we shall see when the best moment is to start him off.

Form profile

Was the runner-up on his debut before finishing third in a 7f Listed at Vichy, where he was beaten by his stable mate Algebre.

Trainer says

We are looking at a race for him at Lyon d’Angers or at a race in Deauville. He is a very nice colt. He was third in a Listed in July, and we are happy with the way he is coming along. He is still a maiden and can still run in a maiden, which should make the result pretty obvious.

Form profile

Unraced.

Trainer says

Tortsanlot will make his debut on Saturday, 8 August in the Prix de Crevecoeur. We will see how good he is on Saturday and that race will point us in the right direction. Whatever will happen on Saturday, he is going to be interesting, as he is showing us a lot in the morning. So, we are delighted to see him run.

Form profile

A winner at Saint-Cloud on her second start, she was beaten into third place by her stable companion Data in the Group 3 Prix Six Perfections, a race the yard has won for the last three years.

Trainer says

She might run in the Group 2 Prix du Calvados on 23 August. We are waiting for soft ground for her so that she can enjoy a better race than last time. She is a really nice filly and she was third behind Data last time. I feel that with a different draw she might have been able to run closer to the pace and hence get a better place, but we are very taken by her. She is going to come good before the end of the season.