Thread Of Silver catches the eye as she makes her debut for Henri-Alex Pantall in the Prix du Haras d'Ayguemorte-Vertigineux at La Teste de Buch on Wednesday.
She was previously trained by Charlie Appleby so it is hard to know how her British form will stack up against French rivals, but she did show flashes of promise in her three juvenile outings.
Beaten a head on her racecourse bow at Newmarket in August, she failed to sparkle next time when well beaten by subsequent Group One-placed runner Powerful Breeze in a novice event.
She finished sixth on that occasion, but given the third, fifth and seventh have all won since, it was perhaps a better effort than it first appeared.
Thread Of Silver signed off for Appleby for a third place at Yarmouth in September, trying to make all and looking as though a step up to seven furlongs or a mile would be much more up her street.
Pantall pitches her in over seven here and bearing in mind he guided her half-sister Broderie to Listed success, he might well be able to find the key to this daughter of Shamardal.
Rosmana has some big-race entries to her name, so connections must surely hope a race like the Prix Nelcius would be within her compass.
The Siyouni filly finished second to Saiga on her racecourse debut in October before hitting the mark on her second start the following month over nine furlongs.
Jean-Claude Rouget dropped back slightly on that for her return at Pornichet in March, but Rosmana just failed to fire and perhaps just needed the run.
Clearly she will not quite feel the same benefit of that run given the shutdown in the interim, but Rosmana's Group One entries further down the line suggest she might show a bit of promise at home.
Black Comedy can step up on last week's seventh place in the Prix de la Ville de Guajan-Mestras.
Christophe Ferland's charge was swiftly back into action on the first day of the resumption at ParisLongchamp and he did not run a bad race, staying on at the finish after looking under pressure at one stage.
Black Comedy finished second twice for Richard Hannon last year over seven furlongs and his subsequent move up to a mile in France seems a wise move.
Late Comer just got run out the places last time but can go well again in the Prix de la Coban.
The seven-year-old has been kept busy through the winter, winning at Pau in January, and was proving quite consistent until racing was suspended.
Landmark is worth watching in the Prix de Saint-Martial as he makes his first start.
The Gleneagles colt is a half-brother to Dundonell, who was a Group Three winner in his pomp.
Sporting Life tips
LA TESTE DE BUCH: 10.25 Landmark, 11.25 Brouillard, 11.55 THREAD OF SILVER (NAP), 1.07 Rosmana, 1.42 Black Comedy, 2.52 Flaming Heart, 3.27 Late Comer.
DOUBLE: Thread Of Silver and Rosmana.
