German horse making his French debut, has won four out of last five and could be a serious contender first up here. Huge chance and a must for all bets

Was a winner of his last start which was at Pau over 2000m on the 5th of December and he is confidently selected to follow up

Posted a much better effort last time when finishing 3rd over 2000m at Marseille Vivaux but will need to confirm and improve on that

Comes into the race off a victory at Salon Provence on the 28th of November over 2400m and has a serious each way chance

Placed 4th over 2500m at Deauville on the 27th of November last year and should be in the money again. Good each way claims

Will need quite a lot of progression on latest effort when only 8th at Deauville over 1900m. Best to overlook as far prefer others

Current form has been on the alarming decline over various distances and is therefore hard to make a case for

Finished 5th over 1900m at Deauville last time and will need to serve up more than that for the win but a place is not out of the question

Has scope to build on two local runs when finishing 4th in both runs. Most recent was at Angers over 3000m but does return from a very long layoff

Is a tad erratic, finished 6th over 1800m last time but 2nd before that. Hard to assess and is therefore hard to fancy