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Thursday 07/03/2024

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FONTAINEBLEAU

FRANCISCANO
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Fontainebleau 13:35

Selection: FRANCISCANO Win (suggest 2pt @ £2.0+)

Mauricio Delcher-Sanchez has given Franciscano four entries since the turn of the year and has finally declared him this afternoon in a race that looks extremely winnable. The Invincible Spirit colt descends from a good speedy family that has been very lucky for connections, and he is out of G1 placed mare Marieta who was also trained by Delcher-Sanchez. He made his debut in late November on the PSF at Deauville over 1500m, and drawn 13 of 14 was pressed up to lead in the early stages. Having travelled nearly best of all up to the 2 furlong marker, he initially responded well to pressure a furlong from home before not quite seeing out the trip. The winner here looked very smart, and whilst the 2nd and 3rd are yet to be seen again, the 4th is rated 88 and it looks a race likely to throw up multiple winners.

The drop back in trip this afternoon for Franciscano looks nailed on to suit, particularly at this stiffer track, and hopefully he can follow in the footsteps of Territorywar who won a similar maiden to this as a three-year-old on his second career start for the same connections in 2022.

Dyonisos, Zelzal Dream and La Pampa all set a moderate form standard and the only horse with any potential to develop into a stakes performer in the lineup is Franciscano. The booking of Maxime Guyon is extremely positive, and the fact they have bided their time finding him the right race over the past weeks is also encouraging - this is as good an opportunity as he is likely to find.


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