Pierre Grosse

Trainer Mrs J. Harrington, working from her yard at Moone in County Kildare, sees something to work with. He describes him as a nice type for handicap racing, and crucially, he believes his best racing lies ahead — specifically when he stretches to a mile and a half, a distance that could suit him far better than what he has tackled so far. His return to action this season came at Leopardstown in what looked a hot race, and he ran well enough to finish third, the kind of effort that rewarded patience. The yard itself has been in excellent form, sending out fifty-three winners this season, so there is genuine expertise at hand. For now, Pierre Grosse remains a work in progress: tantalizing on his better days, frustrating on his worse ones, but with the outline of a horse that might finally click into gear once he finds his ideal conditions and distance.