Francis Henri Graffard
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Sep 8, 2026
David MorganGUEST
The three-year-olds, I'm not too impressed with the three-year-olds overall.
David MorganGUEST
The Pre-Niel, you know, Graffard had Darius, of course.
David MorganGUEST
And then in the Pre-Niel, he had Verandier, who's won.
David MorganGUEST
But I think unless Verandier is going to take another step forward going into the arc, which he might do, he's a more late maturing three-year-old.
James WilloughbyGUEST
His average performance would have been to win a bit workmanlike, instead of which he actually walked all over the opposition.
James WilloughbyGUEST
Francis Graffard on your pod time and time again.
James WilloughbyGUEST
He's very, very informative.
James WilloughbyGUEST
And at the moment, I don't think there's a finer trainer in Europe.
13 MINS LATER
Dan BarberGUEST
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Nick LuckHOST
right, let's talk about the ARC trials.
Nick LuckHOST
Darius was the subject of positive reviews from Francis Graffard yesterday.
Nick LuckHOST
James Willoughby's been singing his praises on the pod this morning.
Mark BoylanHOST
Friendly Soul won the Vermeil for the Gosdons as well.
Mark BoylanHOST
And Stade, his colours were lowered by another Graffard and Aga Khan candidate.
Mark BoylanHOST
Aaron Daly looks very smart too.
Mark BoylanHOST
So keen to get your take on that and quickfire fashion if you could.
Mark CostelloPANELIST
So I know it's something you've mentioned before.
Mark CostelloPANELIST
But anyway, more evidence of that.
Mark CostelloPANELIST
Yeah, it was a big day for Aga Khan, Graffard, Nicola Barcelona.
Mark CostelloPANELIST
He's now won eight group ones this year, the trainer.
Nick LuckHOST
And of course, arguably the pick of the sport anywhere over the weekend was at Paris-Lanchon yesterday with Arc Trials Day.
Nick LuckHOST
Once again, a great day for Francis Graffard.
Nick LuckHOST
whose Aga Khan studs owned Darrys, the defending ARC champion, breezed to success in the Quatre Prix Foix.
Nick LuckHOST
He also, for good measure, took the Group 1 Quatre Prix de Moulin with Erdenali.
6 MINS LATER
Francis GraffardSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thank you,
David YatesPANELIST
Nick.
David YatesPANELIST
Right, Francis Graffard there.
Nick LuckHOST
Lots to
Lee MottersheadHOST
And then the Verme, friendly soul, now gets into...
Lee MottersheadHOST
the arc, but is she really an arc winner? Maybe suddenly the whole suit finished third for Graffard and Germain, maybe more of a contender, but did you see anything in those two other trials that you thought that is a genuine art contender?
Chris CookPANELIST
No, but then I remember on Friday looking at the runners in those art trials and thinking, you know, I'm not sure that I see anything in here, you know, really including Derese, that I'm expecting to sort of to come out and make me think that's the ARC winner.
Chris CookPANELIST
There's not such a runner in the ARC trials.
Chris CookPANELIST
And she was clinging on a little bit at the end.
Chris CookPANELIST
You know, those tactics are not going to play in an arc, are they? As you say, suddenly the third looked unlucky.
Chris CookPANELIST
But whether she would go for the arc, considering, you know, Graffard's already got at least two others that he's going to run.
Lee MottersheadHOST
in different connections.
Louie RabautHOST
I came on.
Sean CollinsHOST
Yeah, well, you know, this goes back to we talked to Francis Henri Graffard earlier in the year, who also had a huge weekend in France's best weekend.
Sean CollinsHOST
We talked to him earlier in the year and, you know, he was kind of given some of those same thoughts.
Sean CollinsHOST
There's a lot of a lot of these guys over there in Europe right now that want to travel more.
David YatesPANELIST
That's overstating it, isn't it? But there's no getting away from the fact that that was a disappointing run from Darius in the Prince of Wales estates.
David YatesPANELIST
Now, afterwards, Francis Graffard said, you know, that he was a bit flat.
David YatesPANELIST
He's inclined to think that he's not a particularly good traveller.
David YatesPANELIST
Remember that a year earlier he had been disappointing in the Juddmont International when he came to Britain.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
The Nunthorpe Stakes at York is the feature contest on day three of their Ebor Festival, and French raider, Reeveke, from the Francis-Graffard yard, can lift the prize in game revenge for a Royal Ascot defeat by Mission Central under Miguel Barcelona.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
In the three-mile two handicap chase at Kilbeggan this evening at 7:35, Noel Meade's top weight, Charlie Luciano, is a drop in class here, having finished fourth to King's Hill in the Blazers Handicap Chase at Ballybritt, can l- land the prize.
George McDonaghCORRESPONDENT
But the nap goes to the Kingdom Gold Cup at Killarney at 7:20.
Emmet KennedyHOST
Adam Mills, who is going to win the Coolmore City of Troy in Northrop Stakes?
Adam MillsPANELIST
Yeah, I am a massive Graffard fan, but I'm not a fan of Ray Evka.
Adam MillsPANELIST
The only time she's won is when I laid her, so I just can't really work out which way round to play her.
Adam MillsPANELIST
I just don't see how this five furlong suits.
31 MINS LATER
Adam MillsPANELIST
But Silver Lake is still only rated 86, so I think she's better than the £9 difference between the two.
Adam MillsPANELIST
And Lady Dora May, who re-opposes, actually ran in a listed race at Clairefontaine last week.
Adam MillsPANELIST
and finished second to one at Graffard.
Adam MillsPANELIST
So the form is pretty strong.
Fran BerryGUEST
Got mugged by Mission Central, and a flat five should suit her very well.
Fran BerryGUEST
Um, Francis Graffard, will you ring William Darby, say, "Just don't mow the winning line.
Fran BerryGUEST
Just leave that au naturel maybe." But, uh, look, she's in a, in a race where you wouldn't be shocked if any one of 10 won.
Fran BerryGUEST
Perhaps in some respects, uh, given the nature of York, she's definitely a contender.