Deauville winter meeting starts today

The Deauville winter meeting starts today and certainly the standard of French racing on the all-weather is far higher than it is in the U.K. There are big fields for all of today´s 9 races, including 16 in the main event, a listed race for fillies and mares over 2400 metres at 14.40 CET. Two German fillies line up here, La Poesie (Werner Baltromei/ Dominique Boeuf) and Salontänzerin (Waldemar Hickst/ Mikael Barzalona), but both face a very tough task. The two top-weights German-bred La Boum and Fleur Enchantee both boast good form in group races and one of them will probably win. A more likely German winner is Esprit des Jours (Baltromei/ Boeuf) in the 1900 metres handicap at 15.10.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: La Pernelle - Cartaya - Amelia`s Field
2. Race: Uldiko - Rudyard - Lachlan Bridge
3. Race: Voxna - Mockingbird - Ball Prince
4. Race: Forever Mine - Gavriel - Trebetherick
5. Race: Fleur Enchantee - La Boum - Skia
6. Race: Sargasses - Witty - Lady Hartwood
7. Race: Aden Gulf - Social Butterfly - Sina
8. Race: Style de Lois - Solaria - Pivoina
9. Race: Indran - Sir Dolois - Berenice Pancrisia