Cool Bahamian 'in great form' if in the right mood
4.40 Nottingham
KFE 20th Anniversary Celebration Handicap | 6f | 3yo+ | RUK
Charlie Hills, out to snare a big sprint prize with Cotai Glory in Sunday's Prix de l'Abbaye, aims to land the final of Nottingham's Jockey Club Grassroots Series with Frenchman, but – as for his Chantilly-bound challenger – the Lambourn trainer is keen for conditions to be quick.
Owned by a branch of Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, Frenchman has been campaigned mainly over seven furlongs, but Hills has settled on six to bring out the best in the three-year-old.
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