Disappointing ...

... again . Unfortunately - Geoffrey got off to a terrible start and never recovered .
The whole idea of going to Auteuil in the first place was - hopefully - to get a soft lead . Once he got surrounded by other horses
he seemed to sulk and jumped 'big' . It might be that he now resents the blinkers - but that might be wishful thinking on my behalf . And I don't really want to blame Tom Scu - Geoffrey doesn't make it easy - and against top French horses you have to be on ones metal .
Apart from our race - Auteuil was great - had a lovely few days in Paris - and now head down to Emmanual's Owners Day . So - more to follow - CU
Ps - had a drink with Charlie Swann - great guy

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Geoffrey

Well - all exciting stuff ! Geoffrey arrived safe & well at Auteuil on Wednesday and we travelled up to Moulins the same day - we now catch a train into Paris . Our race is after 4 on Friday - so we'll stay in Paris Thursday &Friday - then an early train back on Saturday - so we can arrive to Emmanual's Owners Day in good time .
DP says that Geoffrey is in good form at home - to which I replied - 'well - he's always in good form at home !'. The distance - 3600m - about 2 1/2m - might be a bit on the short side - but we take our chance . CU
Ps - photo - Nicola taking in a drop of early morning sun at Gare de Moulins

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