#Docteur De Ballon

Poly Grandchamp is something of a fixture at Auteuil, running with great credit in most of the Graded races over fences at the track through the last three seasons and more. But a record of one win from his last 16 starts meant he was well down the preferences of pari-mutuel punters in a high-quality line-up of France's best chasers that lacked…

On a sunny spring afternoon at Auteuil racecourse in the heart of Paris, the Eiffel Tower looming large over the back straight and chic cafes less than a furlong away, it is easy to understand why jump jockey James Reveley says moving to France was the best decision he ever made. The only thing that surprises him is that others have not taken the…